Enzyme and Microbial Technology: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0141-0229 · ISSN 1879-0909 · Elsevier BV · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Half of the articles Enzyme and Microbial Technology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 91 days of submission (n = 153); the middle half took 71–123 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
91 days median
middle half 71–123 · n = 153
Acceptance → online
2 days median
middle half 1–4 · n = 153
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 86 → 91 days; 90% CI -6 to +16 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$3,700

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

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How long does Enzyme and Microbial Technology take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 76–135 days1002020n=1532021: middle half 70–137 days992021n=1572022: middle half 60–121 days892022n=1362023: middle half 62–111 days862023n=1252024: middle half 64–113 days872024n=1072025: middle half 71–123 days912025n=153
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
202515371911230.0%100%
202410764871130.9%99%
202312562861110.0%100%
202213660891210.0%100%
202115770991370.0%99%
2020153761001350.0%99%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 14% (22 articles)3060–89 days: 35% (54 articles)6090–119 days: 23% (35 articles)90120–149 days: 14% (21 articles)120150–179 days: 6% (9 articles)150180–209 days: 5% (7 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (1 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%
30–592214.4%
60–895435.3%
90–1193522.9%
120–1492113.7%
150–17995.9%
180–20974.6%
210–23932.0%
240–26910.7%
270–29910.7%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 2 days (middle half 1–4 days, n = 153).

From submission to online publication, the median was 95 days (middle half 73–126 days, n = 153).

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 $3,700 (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 686 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 volume151 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+40% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journalsMolecular Biology 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 Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 91 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Biotechnology Letters143 (2025, n = 127)≈$3,890NoYes
Bioresources and Bioprocessing94 (2025, n = 162)$1,990YesNo
New Biotechnology139 (2025, n = 102)$3,180YesYes
Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering93 (2025, n = 154)≈$4,090NoYes
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology107 (2025, n = 290)$4,390$3,611 (8 payments)YesYes
Journal of Biotechnology109 (2025, n = 221)≈$4,360NoYes
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering93 (2025, n = 111)≈$3,000NoYes
Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry181 (2025, n = 193)≈$3,470NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Enzyme and Microbial Technology take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Enzyme and Microbial Technology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 91 days of submission (n = 153); the middle half took 71–123 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Enzyme and Microbial Technology articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 2 days of acceptance (n = 153).

Does Enzyme and Microbial Technology charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,700 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0141-0229; NLM ID 8003761; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 153 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.