European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2048-8726 · ISSN 2048-8734 · Oxford University Press · Medicine

Half of the articles European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care accepted in 2024 were accepted within 45 days of submission (n = 92); the middle half took 1–80 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
45 days median
middle half 1–80 · n = 92
Change since 2022
Faster than 2022: the median fell from 74 to 45 days (90% CI -51 to -7 days).
Open access · fees
Hybrid · ≈$3,792

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

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How long does European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 44–93 days672020n=532021: middle half 29–117 days742021n=802022: middle half 31–102 days742022n=922023: middle half 21–89 days582023n=1002024: middle half 1–80 days452024n=92
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
2024921458040.2%62%
202310021588924.0%75%
202292317410219.6%83%
202180297411721.2%81%
20205344679311.3%51%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 43% (40 articles)030–59 days: 16% (15 articles)3060–89 days: 20% (18 articles)6090–119 days: 9% (8 articles)90120–149 days: 3% (3 articles)120150–179 days: 3% (3 articles)150180–209 days: 2% (2 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (1 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (2 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
0–294043.5%
30–591516.3%
60–891819.6%
90–11988.7%
120–14933.3%
150–17933.3%
180–20922.2%
210–23911.1%
240–26900.0%
270–29922.2%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

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

Hybrid (subscription journal with an open-access option). Listed APC: about $3,792 (as reported by OpenAlex).

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 DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2024Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 726 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission40.2% of 2024 articles
Publication volume119 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (-16% vs 2023).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2024 figures are compared with the 2024 median of European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, 45 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes76 (2024, n = 98)≈$4,591NoYes
American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and Practice83 (2024, n = 119)$2,950YesNo
CJC Open65 (2024, n = 166)$2,715YesNo
Open Heart57 (2024, n = 141)≈$3,223$2,974 (20 payments)YesYes
Cardiology Research41 (2024, n = 53)NoNo
Cardiology Journal233 (2024, n = 65)$1,500YesYes
World Journal of Cardiology98 (2024, n = 73)NoNo
Indian Heart Journal183 (2024, n = 79)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care accepted in 2024 were accepted within 45 days of submission (n = 92); the middle half took 1–80 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,792 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2048-8726; NLM ID 101591369; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 92 articles accepted in 2024 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: same day non research 1.

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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.