European Journal of Endocrinology: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0804-4643 · ISSN 1479-683X · Oxford University Press · Medicine

Half of the articles European Journal of Endocrinology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 106 days of submission (n = 192); the middle half took 69–141 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
106 days median
middle half 69–141 · n = 192
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 108 → 106 days; 90% CI -14 to +10 days).
Open access · fees
Hybrid · ≈$4,292

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 Endocrinology take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 67–137 days1042020n=1872021: middle half 86–142 days1112021n=1982022: middle half 90–175 days1222022n=1722023: middle half 76–142 days1082023n=1712024: middle half 88–166 days1212024n=1232025: middle half 69–141 days1062025n=192
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
2025192691061414.7%85%
2024123881211662.4%95%
2023171761081421.2%97%
2022172901221751.7%12%
2021198861111421.5%0%
2020187671041374.3%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 9% (17 articles)030–59 days: 11% (21 articles)3060–89 days: 19% (36 articles)6090–119 days: 24% (46 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (30 articles)120150–179 days: 11% (22 articles)150180–209 days: 5% (9 articles)180210–239 days: 4% (8 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (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
0–29178.9%
30–592110.9%
60–893618.8%
90–1194624.0%
120–1493015.6%
150–1792211.5%
180–20994.7%
210–23984.2%
240–26910.5%
270–29921.0%
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 $4,292 (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 2025Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 931 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (1.07 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission4.7% of 2025 articles
Publication volume241 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+67% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 Endocrinology, 106 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism97 (2025, n = 160)≈$3,750$2,960 (14 payments)NoYes
Clinical Endocrinology106 (2025, n = 179)≈$4,250NoYes
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation102 (2025, n = 257)≈$4,790NoYes
Endocrine Connections98 (2025, n = 187)≈$2,360$2,549 (20 payments)YesNo
HORMONES147 (2025, n = 119)≈$2,390NoYes
Journal of Endocrinology141 (2025, n = 61)NoYes
Endocrine94 (2025, n = 368)≈$3,090NoYes
Journal of the Endocrine Society105 (2025, n = 75)$3,100$3,167 (11 payments)YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does European Journal of Endocrinology take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles European Journal of Endocrinology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 106 days of submission (n = 192); the middle half took 69–141 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does European Journal of Endocrinology charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $4,292 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0804-4643; NLM ID 9423848; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 192 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: accepted before received 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.