Emergency Medicine International: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2090-2840 · ISSN 2090-2859 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation · Medicine

Half of the articles Emergency Medicine International accepted in 2023 were accepted within 109 days of submission (n = 56); the middle half took 72–140 days.

Submission → acceptance (2023)
109 days median
middle half 72–140 · n = 56
Acceptance → online
15 days median
middle half 9–24 · n = 56
Change since 2021
Slower than 2021: the median rose from 75 to 109 days (90% CI +20 to +47 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,620

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

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How long does Emergency Medicine International take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 76–157 days1142020n=692021: middle half 53–120 days752021n=632022: middle half 33–55 days422022n=2062023: middle half 72–140 days1092023n=56
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
202356721091400.0%100%
2022206334255962.4%36%
20216353751200.0%73%
202069761141570.0%74%

Distribution in 2023

0–29 days: 2% (1 articles)030–59 days: 20% (11 articles)3060–89 days: 12% (7 articles)6090–119 days: 30% (17 articles)90120–149 days: 18% (10 articles)120150–179 days: 0% (0 articles)150180–209 days: 7% (4 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (1 articles)210240–269 days: 4% (2 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 4% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2911.8%
30–591119.6%
60–89712.5%
90–1191730.4%
120–1491017.9%
150–17900.0%
180–20947.1%
210–23911.8%
240–26923.6%
270–29911.8%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+23.6%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2023 articles appeared online within 15 days (middle half 9–24 days, n = 56).

From submission to online publication, the median was 125 days (middle half 84–159 days, n = 56).

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: $2,620 (DOAJ).

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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2023None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions125 retracted articles among 407 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (307.13 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2023 articles
Publication volume62 articles added to PubMed in 2023 (-69% vs 2022).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsEmergency Medicine journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2023 figures are compared with the 2023 median of Emergency Medicine International, 109 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
International Journal of Emergency Medicine134 (2023, n = 100)$3,190YesNo
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine97 (2023, n = 89)$2,690$1,982 (16 payments)YesYes
BMC Emergency Medicine165 (2023, n = 146)$2,990$2,211 (16 payments)YesYes
Emergency Medicine Journal208 (2023, n = 94)NoYes
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine42 (2023, n = 76)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine98 (2023, n = 444)≈$3,980NoYes
Annals of Emergency Medicine62 (2023, n = 189)≈$3,850NoYes
World Journal of Emergency Medicine115 (2023, n = 105)NoNo
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open65 (2023, n = 188)$2,600YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Emergency Medicine International take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Emergency Medicine International accepted in 2023 were accepted within 109 days of submission (n = 56); the middle half took 72–140 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Emergency Medicine International articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2023 appeared online within 15 days of acceptance (n = 56).

Does Emergency Medicine International charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,620 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2090-2840; NLM ID 101567070; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 56 articles accepted in 2023 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.