Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1871-5303 · ISSN 2212-3873 · Bentham Science Publishers · Medicine

Half of the articles Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets accepted in 2025 were accepted within 88 days of submission (n = 215); the middle half took 67–112 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
88 days median
middle half 67–112 · n = 215
Acceptance → online
132 days median
middle half 90–183 · n = 145
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 118 to 88 days (90% CI -42 to -18 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · 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 Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 83–138 days1082020n=2722021: middle half 88–149 days1162021n=1102022: middle half 90–153 days1112022n=1692023: middle half 75–164 days1182023n=2182024: middle half 59–120 days912024n=1832025: middle half 67–112 days882025n=215
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
202521567881121360.0%100%
202418359911207.6%85%
2023218751181642002.8%86%
2022169901111530.0%100%
2021110881161490.0%100%
2020272831081381710.0%100%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 21% (46 articles)3060–89 days: 30% (65 articles)6090–119 days: 30% (65 articles)90120–149 days: 12% (26 articles)120150–179 days: 4% (9 articles)150180–209 days: 0% (1 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (2 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–594621.4%
60–896530.2%
90–1196530.2%
120–1492612.1%
150–17994.2%
180–20910.5%
210–23920.9%
240–26910.5%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 132 days (middle half 90–183 days, n = 145).

From submission to online publication, the median was 231 days (middle half 186–281 days, n = 145).

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

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
Retractions0 retracted articles among 846 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 volume186 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+12% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets, 88 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
International Journal of Endocrinology290 (2025, n = 113)$3,110YesNo
BMC Endocrine Disorders143 (2025, n = 319)$3,390YesYes
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism155 (2025, n = 78)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo
Frontiers in Endocrinology92 (2025, n = 2,547)≈$3,850$3,414 (142 payments)YesYes
Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism183 (2025, n = 63)$2,650YesNo
Metabolism Open40 (2025, n = 87)$2,230YesNo
HORMONES147 (2025, n = 119)≈$2,390NoYes
Endocrine94 (2025, n = 368)≈$3,090NoYes
Endocrinology and Metabolism79 (2025, n = 86)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets accepted in 2025 were accepted within 88 days of submission (n = 215); the middle half took 67–112 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 132 days of acceptance (n = 145).

Does Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 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 1871-5303; NLM ID 101269157; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 215 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.