Clinical and Experimental Dermatology: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0307-6938 · ISSN 1365-2230 · Oxford University Press · Medicine

Half of the articles Clinical and Experimental Dermatology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 116 days of submission (n = 563); the middle half took 68–179 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
116 days median
middle half 68–179 · n = 563
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 63 to 116 days (90% CI +42 to +64 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$3,354

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

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How long does Clinical and Experimental Dermatology take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 31–130 days702020n=1232021: middle half 47–134 days742021n=1882022: middle half 35–113 days662022n=1232023: middle half 32–116 days632023n=3032024: middle half 55–140 days912024n=4642025: middle half 68–179 days1162025n=563
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
2025563681161792756.9%88%
202446455911402035.8%79%
2023303326311618911.2%74%
2022123356611311.4%78%
202118847741346.9%88%
2020123317013013.0%80%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles49365112174
Reviews5582125219

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 9% (53 articles)030–59 days: 11% (60 articles)3060–89 days: 18% (100 articles)6090–119 days: 14% (78 articles)90120–149 days: 14% (77 articles)120150–179 days: 10% (55 articles)150180–209 days: 6% (34 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (34 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (12 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (15 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (13 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (11 articles)330360+ days: 4% (21 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–29539.4%
30–596010.7%
60–8910017.8%
90–1197813.9%
120–1497713.7%
150–179559.8%
180–209346.0%
210–239346.0%
240–269122.1%
270–299152.7%
300–329132.3%
330–359112.0%
360+213.7%

From acceptance to online publication

Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.

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

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $3,354 (as reported by OpenAlex).

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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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 DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 1,909 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.52 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission6.9% of 2025 articles
Publication volume568 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+23% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsDermatology 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 Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 116 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
The Journal of Dermatology79 (2025, n = 271)≈$3,630NoYes
International Journal of Dermatology64 (2025, n = 313)≈$4,150NoYes
Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology75 (2025, n = 127)NoYes
Australasian Journal of Dermatology98 (2025, n = 200)≈$4,160NoYes
British Journal of Dermatology104 (2025, n = 452)≈$4,920NoYes
Case Reports in Dermatology105 (2025, n = 102)$1,200YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Clinical and Experimental Dermatology take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Clinical and Experimental Dermatology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 116 days of submission (n = 563); the middle half took 68–179 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Clinical and Experimental Dermatology charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,354 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0307-6938; NLM ID 7606847; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 563 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.