Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0340-7004 · ISSN 1432-0851 · Springer Science+Business Media · Immunology and Microbiology

Half of the articles Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 91 days of submission (n = 333); the middle half took 61–142 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
91 days median
middle half 61–142 · n = 333
Acceptance → online
26 days median
middle half 18–36 · n = 333
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 101 → 91 days; 90% CI -21 to +1 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $4,790

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 98–201 days1412020n=3452021: middle half 106–197 days1442021n=2772022: middle half 92–188 days1272022n=2032023: middle half 58–158 days1012023n=2452024: middle half 49–123 days802024n=2992025: middle half 61–142 days912025n=333
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
202533361911422000.6%0%
202429949801231730.0%0%
2023245581011582110.0%0%
2022203921271882600.0%0%
20212771061441972680.4%0%
2020345981412012540.0%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 5% (15 articles)030–59 days: 20% (65 articles)3060–89 days: 25% (83 articles)6090–119 days: 18% (60 articles)90120–149 days: 10% (34 articles)120150–179 days: 10% (34 articles)150180–209 days: 4% (14 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (6 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (6 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (3 articles)330360+ days: 1% (4 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–29154.5%
30–596519.5%
60–898324.9%
90–1196018.0%
120–1493410.2%
150–1793410.2%
180–209144.2%
210–23961.8%
240–26951.5%
270–29961.8%
300–32941.2%
330–35930.9%
360+41.2%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 26 days (middle half 18–36 days, n = 333).

From submission to online publication, the median was 122 days (middle half 90–174 days, n = 333).

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Open access (listed in DOAJ). Listed APC: $4,790 (DOAJ).

OpenAPC has fewer than 5 reported payments for this journal in 2023–2025, so no typical amount is shown.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,369 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.6% of 2025 articles
Publication volume360 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+26% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Immunology and Microbiology journalsMedicine journalsImmunology journalsOncology journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, 91 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Cancer Immunology Research224 (2025, n = 136)NoYes
ImmunoTargets and Therapy111 (2025, n = 94)$4,320YesNo
Clinical & Translational Immunology147 (2025, n = 52)$3,380YesNo
Frontiers in Immunology78 (2025, n = 6,814)≈$3,850$3,468 (711 payments)YesYes
Journal of Immunology Research156 (2025, n = 74)$3,110YesYes
The Journal of Immunology145 (2025, n = 363)≈$3,500NoYes
Immunology119 (2025, n = 153)≈$5,330NoYes
Immunology Letters136 (2025, n = 101)≈$3,290NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 91 days of submission (n = 333); the middle half took 61–142 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 26 days of acceptance (n = 333).

Does Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $4,790 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0340-7004; NLM ID 8605732; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 333 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.