European Neurology: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0014-3022 · ISSN 1421-9913 · Karger Publishers · Medicine

Half of the articles European Neurology accepted in 2021 were accepted within 95 days of submission (n = 66); the middle half took 45–135 days.

Submission → acceptance (2021)
95 days median
middle half 45–135 · n = 66
Acceptance → online
64 days median
middle half 51–82 · n = 66
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · no listed APC found

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

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How long does European Neurology take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 41–109 days732020n=962021: middle half 45–135 days952021n=66
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
20216645951351.5%0%
20209641731095.2%0%

Distribution in 2021

0–29 days: 14% (9 articles)030–59 days: 21% (14 articles)3060–89 days: 12% (8 articles)6090–119 days: 20% (13 articles)90120–149 days: 14% (9 articles)120150–179 days: 6% (4 articles)150180–209 days: 6% (4 articles)180210–239 days: 0% (0 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (2 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 2% (1 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–29913.6%
30–591421.2%
60–89812.1%
90–1191319.7%
120–149913.6%
150–17946.1%
180–20946.1%
210–23900.0%
240–26923.0%
270–29911.5%
300–32911.5%
330–35911.5%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2021 articles appeared online within 64 days (middle half 51–82 days, n = 66).

From submission to online publication, the median was 164 days (middle half 112–203 days, n = 66).

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). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

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 2021Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 209 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (4.78 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission1.5% of 2021 articles
Publication volume74 articles added to PubMed in 2021 (-9% vs 2020).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsNeurology journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2021 figures are compared with the 2021 median of European Neurology, 95 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of the Neurological Sciences103 (2021, n = 308)≈$3,640NoYes
Neurology168 (2021, n = 498)$4,437 (20 payments)NoYes
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry121 (2021, n = 140)$5,285 (5 payments)NoYes
European Journal of Neurology55 (2021, n = 412)$3,960$3,532 (10 payments)YesYes
Neurological Sciences102 (2021, n = 616)≈$4,090NoYes
Neurology Clinical Practice123 (2021, n = 81)NoNo
Journal of Neurology70 (2021, n = 454)≈$4,790NoYes
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska58 (2021, n = 85)NoYes
The Lancet Neurology129 (2021, n = 91)≈$7,280NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does European Neurology take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles European Neurology accepted in 2021 were accepted within 95 days of submission (n = 66); the middle half took 45–135 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are European Neurology articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2021 appeared online within 64 days of acceptance (n = 66).

Does European Neurology charge an article processing charge (APC)?

No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0014-3022; NLM ID 0150760; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 66 articles accepted in 2021 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.