European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2284-2594 · SMC MEDIA SRL · Medicine

Half of the articles European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine accepted in 2025 were accepted within 9 days of submission (n = 281); the middle half took 6–16 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
9 days median
middle half 6–16 · n = 281
Acceptance → online
24 days median
middle half 16–36 · n = 282
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 11 → 9 days; 90% CI -4 to -0 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · ≈$346

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

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How long does European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine take to accept a paper?

days081522302020: middle half 3–14 days62020n=2722021: middle half 5–18 days92021n=2212022: middle half 5–17 days102022n=1762023: middle half 6–19 days112023n=1692024: middle half 5–15 days82024n=2562025: middle half 6–16 days92025n=281
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
202528169162968.7%0%
202425658153268.4%0%
20231696111962.1%0%
20221765101762.5%0%
202122159183964.2%0%
202027236142574.6%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 90% (254 articles)030–59 days: 6% (16 articles)3060–89 days: 3% (8 articles)6090–119 days: 1% (2 articles)90120–149 days: 0% (1 articles)120150–179 days: 0% (0 articles)150180–209 days: 0% (0 articles)180210–239 days: 0% (0 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 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)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2925490.4%
30–59165.7%
60–8982.8%
90–11920.7%
120–14910.4%
150–17900.0%
180–20900.0%
210–23900.0%
240–26900.0%
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 24 days (middle half 16–36 days, n = 282).

From submission to online publication, the median was 36 days (middle half 26–50 days, n = 281).

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: 300 EUR (about $346 at ECB rates of Sep 15, 2026; DOAJ).

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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,127 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission68.7% of 2025 articles
Publication volume284 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+14% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine 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 European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 9 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives104 (2025, n = 106)$500YesNo
Oxford Medical Case Reports117 (2025, n = 295)$1,049YesNo
Modern Rheumatology Case Reports85 (2025, n = 85)≈$1,071NoYes
Case Reports in Medicine194 (2025, n = 132)$870YesNo
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports73 (2025, n = 270)$2,000YesNo
Journal of Medical Cases55 (2025, n = 83)NoNo
Journal of Medical Case Reports164 (2025, n = 788)$2,990$1,462 (11 payments)YesYes
La Revue de Médecine Interne83 (2025, n = 87)≈$2,300NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine accepted in 2025 were accepted within 9 days of submission (n = 281); the middle half took 6–16 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 24 days of acceptance (n = 282).

Does European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: 300 EUR (about $346 at ECB rates of Sep 15, 2026; DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2284-2594; NLM ID 101648453; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 281 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: accepted before received 3, online date out of range 2.

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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.