European Radiology Experimental: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2509-9280 · Springer Science+Business Media · Medicine

Half of the articles European Radiology Experimental accepted in 2025 were accepted within 135 days of submission (n = 125); the middle half took 111–173 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
135 days median
middle half 111–173 · n = 125
Acceptance → online
33 days median
middle half 26–46 · n = 125
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 88 to 135 days (90% CI +36 to +58 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $3,090

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

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How long does European Radiology Experimental take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 80–142 days1082020n=562021: middle half 92–165 days1182021n=552022: middle half 92–158 days1212022n=562023: middle half 65–113 days882023n=972024: middle half 73–140 days1042024n=1222025: middle half 111–173 days1352025n=125
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
20251251111351730.0%1%
2024122731041400.0%0%
20239765881130.0%0%
202256921211580.0%0%
202155921181650.0%0%
202056801081421.8%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 2% (2 articles)3060–89 days: 10% (13 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (28 articles)90120–149 days: 28% (35 articles)120150–179 days: 18% (22 articles)150180–209 days: 9% (11 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (7 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (4 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5921.6%
60–891310.4%
90–1192822.4%
120–1493528.0%
150–1792217.6%
180–209118.8%
210–23975.6%
240–26943.2%
270–29921.6%
300–32900.0%
330–35910.8%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 33 days (middle half 26–46 days, n = 125).

From submission to online publication, the median was 173 days (middle half 141–214 days, n = 125).

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: $3,090 (DOAJ).

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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 445 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume122 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-8% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 Radiology Experimental, 135 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
European Radiology135 (2025, n = 713)≈$2,890NoYes
European Journal of Radiology Open82 (2025, n = 83)$2,730YesNo
Tomography52 (2025, n = 141)≈$2,933$2,123 (9 payments)YesYes
European Journal of Radiology114 (2025, n = 604)≈$3,440NoYes
Journal of medical imaging149 (2025, n = 122)NoNo
La radiologia medica165 (2025, n = 195)≈$4,190NoYes
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography115 (2025, n = 112)NoYes
Frontiers in Radiology73 (2025, n = 82)≈$2,383$2,298 (5 payments)YesNo
BMC Medical Imaging124 (2025, n = 588)$3,290YesYes
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery166 (2025, n = 962)$1,645 (8 payments)NoNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does European Radiology Experimental take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles European Radiology Experimental accepted in 2025 were accepted within 135 days of submission (n = 125); the middle half took 111–173 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are European Radiology Experimental articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 33 days of acceptance (n = 125).

Does European Radiology Experimental charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $3,090 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2509-9280; NLM ID 101721752; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 125 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.