European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1863-9933 · ISSN 1863-9941 · Springer Science+Business Media · Medicine

Half of the articles European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery accepted in 2025 were accepted within 86 days of submission (n = 301); the middle half took 58–118 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
86 days median
middle half 58–118 · n = 301
Acceptance → online
29 days median
middle half 19–40 · n = 301
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 101 to 86 days (90% CI -24 to -5 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$2,490

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 Trauma and Emergency Surgery take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 70–136 days982020n=2702021: middle half 80–155 days1152021n=2612022: middle half 73–142 days972022n=3092023: middle half 74–140 days1012023n=2062024: middle half 57–147 days912024n=2922025: middle half 58–118 days862025n=301
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
202530158861181660.7%0%
202429257911471960.3%0%
2023206741011401911.0%0%
202230973971421941.0%0%
2021261801151551950.0%0%
202027070981361770.7%0%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles2406186120
Reviews603774112

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 6% (19 articles)030–59 days: 20% (60 articles)3060–89 days: 28% (84 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (65 articles)90120–149 days: 12% (35 articles)120150–179 days: 5% (16 articles)150180–209 days: 2% (7 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (5 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (4 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (2 articles)330360+ days: 1% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–29196.3%
30–596019.9%
60–898427.9%
90–1196521.6%
120–1493511.6%
150–179165.3%
180–20972.3%
210–23951.7%
240–26941.3%
270–29920.7%
300–32900.0%
330–35920.7%
360+20.7%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 29 days (middle half 19–40 days, n = 301).

From submission to online publication, the median was 113 days (middle half 85–153 days, n = 301).

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 $2,490 (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 1,367 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.7% of 2025 articles
Publication volume350 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+46% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsSurgery 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 Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 86 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Chinese Journal of Traumatology127 (2025, n = 73)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Injury114 (2025, n = 566)≈$3,640NoYes
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open173 (2025, n = 138)≈$3,223YesNo
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care81 (2025, n = 271)NoYes
OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma233 (2025, n = 80)$1,900YesNo
World Journal of Emergency Surgery79 (2025, n = 85)$4,190$3,931 (5 payments)YesYes
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine92 (2025, n = 181)$2,690$1,982 (16 payments)YesYes
Air Medical Journal54 (2025, n = 94)≈$2,700NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery accepted in 2025 were accepted within 86 days of submission (n = 301); the middle half took 58–118 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 29 days of acceptance (n = 301).

Does European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $2,490 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1863-9933; NLM ID 101313350; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 301 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.