Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0730-7268 · ISSN 1552-8618 · Wiley · Environmental Science

Half of the articles Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry accepted in 2025 were accepted within 138 days of submission (n = 278); the middle half took 95–189 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
138 days median
middle half 95–189 · n = 278
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 124 to 138 days (90% CI +5 to +23 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$3,500

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

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How long does Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 71–145 days1042020n=2732021: middle half 83–171 days1272021n=2592022: middle half 88–174 days1312022n=2362023: middle half 84–161 days1242023n=2262024: middle half 89–176 days1322024n=2532025: middle half 95–189 days1382025n=278
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
2025278951381892742.2%89%
2024253891321762402.0%96%
2023226841241612073.1%96%
2022236881311742251.7%98%
2021259831271712313.9%96%
2020273711041451952.2%96%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 3% (8 articles)030–59 days: 5% (14 articles)3060–89 days: 16% (45 articles)6090–119 days: 12% (34 articles)90120–149 days: 22% (62 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (37 articles)150180–209 days: 9% (24 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (17 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (8 articles)240270–299 days: 4% (12 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (5 articles)330360+ days: 3% (9 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2982.9%
30–59145.0%
60–894516.2%
90–1193412.2%
120–1496222.3%
150–1793713.3%
180–209248.6%
210–239176.1%
240–26982.9%
270–299124.3%
300–32931.1%
330–35951.8%
360+93.2%

From acceptance to online publication

Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.

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 $3,500 (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 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,263 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission2.2% of 2025 articles
Publication volume382 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+165% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Environmental Science 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 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 138 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology159 (2025, n = 71)≈$3,990NoYes
Ecotoxicology165 (2025, n = 55)≈$3,990NoYes
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology133 (2025, n = 169)≈$3,990NoYes
Aquatic Toxicology85 (2025, n = 363)≈$3,320NoYes
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety111 (2025, n = 1,955)$3,630$2,672 (28 payments)YesYes
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management124 (2025, n = 170)≈$3,500NoYes
Environmental Toxicology222 (2025, n = 98)≈$4,120NoYes
Journal of Xenobiotics50 (2025, n = 211)≈$1,956YesNo
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology99 (2025, n = 229)≈$3,220NoYes
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology104 (2025, n = 222)≈$3,540NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry accepted in 2025 were accepted within 138 days of submission (n = 278); the middle half took 95–189 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,500 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0730-7268; NLM ID 8308958; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 278 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.