Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1342-078X · ISSN 1347-4715 · Springer Science+Business Media · Multidisciplinary

Half of the articles Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine accepted in 2021 were accepted within 90 days of submission (n = 99); the middle half took 72–122 days.

Submission → acceptance (2021)
90 days median
middle half 72–122 · n = 99
Acceptance → online
14 days median
middle half 11–20 · n = 99
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,360

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

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How long does Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 67–125 days892020n=862021: middle half 72–122 days902021n=99
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
20219972901220.0%0%
20208667891250.0%0%

Distribution in 2021

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 17% (17 articles)3060–89 days: 32% (32 articles)6090–119 days: 23% (23 articles)90120–149 days: 13% (13 articles)120150–179 days: 4% (4 articles)150180–209 days: 1% (1 articles)180210–239 days: 5% (5 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (2 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–591717.2%
60–893232.3%
90–1192323.2%
120–1491313.1%
150–17944.0%
180–20911.0%
210–23955.1%
240–26922.0%
270–29911.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35911.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2021 articles appeared online within 14 days (middle half 11–20 days, n = 99).

From submission to online publication, the median was 109 days (middle half 87–139 days, n = 99).

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: $2,360 (DOAJ).

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

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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 2021Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 410 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2021 articles
Publication volume109 articles added to PubMed in 2021 (+35% vs 2020).

Topics and scope

Environmental Science journalsMedicine journalsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2021 figures are compared with the 2021 median of Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 90 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Environmental Health150 (2021, n = 123)$3,690$2,922 (11 payments)YesYes
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health114 (2021, n = 162)≈$3,800NoYes
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology175 (2021, n = 116)≈$5,490NoYes
Reviews on Environmental Health91 (2021, n = 54)≈$2,712NoYes
Environmental Research93 (2021, n = 1,775)≈$3,880$2,263 (9 payments)NoYes
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health125 (2021, n = 166)≈$4,290NoYes
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health38 (2021, n = 13,517)≈$3,016$2,523 (194 payments)NoYes
Environment International104 (2021, n = 645)$5,030$3,417 (49 payments)YesYes
Environmental Epidemiology123 (2021, n = 59)$1,200$1,296 (10 payments)YesNo
Annals of Work Exposures and Health153 (2021, n = 110)≈$3,686NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine accepted in 2021 were accepted within 90 days of submission (n = 99); the middle half took 72–122 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2021 appeared online within 14 days of acceptance (n = 99).

Does Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,360 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1342-078X; NLM ID 9609642; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 99 articles accepted in 2021 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.