Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1555-9041 · ISSN 1555-905X · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins · Medicine

Half of the articles Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 165 days of submission (n = 138); the middle half took 140–194 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
165 days median
middle half 140–194 · n = 138
Acceptance → online
5 days median
middle half 4–7 · n = 138
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 135 to 165 days (90% CI +20 to +40 days).
Open access · fees
Hybrid · no listed APC found

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

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How long does Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 126–191 days1532020n=1202021: middle half 114–174 days1402021n=1142022: middle half 118–160 days1362022n=1042023: middle half 110–163 days1352023n=1212024: middle half 139–224 days1752024n=912025: middle half 140–194 days1652025n=138
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
20251381401651940.0%0%
2024911391752240.0%0%
20231211101351631.7%0%
20221041181361601.0%1%
20211141141401740.9%4%
20201201261531910.0%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 1% (1 articles)3060–89 days: 0% (0 articles)6090–119 days: 7% (10 articles)90120–149 days: 25% (35 articles)120150–179 days: 30% (41 articles)150180–209 days: 20% (28 articles)180210–239 days: 11% (15 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5910.7%
60–8900.0%
90–119107.2%
120–1493525.4%
150–1794129.7%
180–2092820.3%
210–2391510.9%
240–26910.7%
270–29932.2%
300–32932.2%
330–35910.7%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 5 days (middle half 4–7 days, n = 138).

From submission to online publication, the median was 171 days (middle half 148–200 days, n = 138).

Read these numbers carefully

  • Only 46% of this journal's 2025 articles in PubMed carry both a submission and an acceptance date, so these figures may not represent all of its articles.
  • 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

Hybrid (subscription journal with an open-access option). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

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

Many journals waive or reduce fees for authors from eligible countries or institutions with publishing agreements — check with the journal and your library.

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
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,116 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume305 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+71% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsNephrology 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 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 165 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
BMC Nephrology127 (2025, n = 776)$3,190YesYes
Journal of Nephrology115 (2025, n = 279)≈$4,337NoYes
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease99 (2025, n = 83)$2,000YesNo
Kidney360130 (2025, n = 205)$1,800YesYes
Clinical Kidney Journal103 (2025, n = 118)≈$3,241$2,967 (22 payments)YesNo
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology129 (2025, n = 79)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation95 (2025, n = 100)≈$3,926$3,582 (7 payments)NoYes
American Journal of Kidney Diseases168 (2025, n = 166)≈$3,900NoYes
American Journal of Nephrology116 (2025, n = 99)NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 165 days of submission (n = 138); the middle half took 140–194 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 5 days of acceptance (n = 138).

Does Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology charge an article processing charge (APC)?

No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1555-9041; NLM ID 101271570; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 138 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.