Disease Markers: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0278-0240 · ISSN 1875-8630 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Half of the articles Disease Markers accepted in 2022 were accepted within 68 days of submission (n = 803); the middle half took 42–115 days.

Submission → acceptance (2022)
68 days median
middle half 42–115 · n = 803
Acceptance → online
23 days median
middle half 17–34 · n = 803
Change since 2020
Faster than 2020: the median fell from 142 to 68 days (90% CI -87 to -61 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$2,550

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

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How long does Disease Markers take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 72–235 days1422020n=2072021: middle half 41–125 days742021n=3812022: middle half 42–115 days682022n=803
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
202280342681151780.8%67%
202138141741251970.3%58%
2020207721422352924.8%85%

Distribution in 2022

0–29 days: 12% (98 articles)030–59 days: 30% (240 articles)3060–89 days: 22% (176 articles)6090–119 days: 12% (98 articles)90120–149 days: 9% (70 articles)120150–179 days: 5% (44 articles)150180–209 days: 5% (38 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (16 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (10 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (2 articles)330360+ days: 0% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–299812.2%
30–5924029.9%
60–8917621.9%
90–1199812.2%
120–149708.7%
150–179445.5%
180–209384.7%
210–239162.0%
240–26950.6%
270–299101.2%
300–32940.5%
330–35920.2%
360+20.2%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2022 articles appeared online within 23 days (middle half 17–34 days, n = 803).

From submission to online publication, the median was 100 days (middle half 67–152 days, n = 803).

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 $2,550 (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 2022Yes
Retractions132 retracted articles among 1,255 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (105.18 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.8% of 2022 articles
Publication volume842 articles added to PubMed in 2022 (+162% vs 2021).

Topics and scope

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journalsMedicine journalsCancer Research journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2022 figures are compared with the 2022 median of Disease Markers, 68 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Cancer Cell International114 (2022, n = 374)$3,290$2,824 (9 payments)YesNo
Journal of Cancer92 (2022, n = 239)≈$2,850$2,407 (5 payments)YesNo
Open Medicine154 (2022, n = 198)≈$2,423YesNo
Neoplasma100 (2022, n = 107)NoYes
Oncology Letters92 (2022, n = 446)NoNo
International Journal of Medical Sciences95 (2022, n = 187)≈$1,425YesYes
Aging110 (2022, n = 573)$3,950 (14 payments)NoYes
OncoTargets and Therapy92 (2022, n = 119)≈$2,836NoNo
Molecular Cancer72 (2022, n = 156)$5,290$4,348 (10 payments)YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Disease Markers take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Disease Markers accepted in 2022 were accepted within 68 days of submission (n = 803); the middle half took 42–115 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Disease Markers articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2022 appeared online within 23 days of acceptance (n = 803).

Does Disease Markers charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $2,550 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0278-0240; NLM ID 8604127; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 803 articles accepted in 2022 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.