Frontiers in Allergy: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2673-6101 · Frontiers Media · Medicine

Half of the articles Frontiers in Allergy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 69 days of submission (n = 181); the middle half took 45–93 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
69 days median
middle half 45–93 · n = 181
Acceptance → online
21 days median
middle half 16–27 · n = 181
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 70 → 69 days; 90% CI -11 to +9 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · ≈$3,117

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

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How long does Frontiers in Allergy take to accept a paper?

days03060901202021: middle half 43–79 days622021n=992022: middle half 39–78 days542022n=1542023: middle half 50–108 days702023n=1312024: middle half 46–103 days702024n=1372025: middle half 45–93 days692025n=181
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
20251814569930.0%20%
202413746701030.7%0%
202313150701080.8%0%
20221543954780.7%0%
2021994362791.0%0%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles112557597
Reviews52415169

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 5% (9 articles)030–59 days: 35% (63 articles)3060–89 days: 33% (60 articles)6090–119 days: 16% (29 articles)90120–149 days: 4% (7 articles)120150–179 days: 3% (6 articles)150180–209 days: 2% (3 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (2 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (1 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
0–2995.0%
30–596334.8%
60–896033.1%
90–1192916.0%
120–14973.9%
150–17963.3%
180–20931.7%
210–23921.1%
240–26910.6%
270–29900.0%
300–32910.6%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 21 days (middle half 16–27 days, n = 181).

From submission to online publication, the median was 89 days (middle half 70–116 days, n = 181).

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: 2,550 CHF (about $3,117 at ECB rates of Sep 15, 2026; DOAJ).

Institutions reported paying a median of about $2,183 per article (2023–2025, 16 reported payments in OpenAPC; converted from euros at yearly ECB average rates).

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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 680 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 volume179 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+46% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsImmunology and Allergy 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 Frontiers in Allergy, 69 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
World Allergy Organization Journal133 (2025, n = 119)$2,840YesNo
Asia Pacific Allergy81 (2025, n = 60)NoNo
Allergy132 (2025, n = 239)≈$5,300NoYes
Clinical and Translational Allergy136 (2025, n = 104)$3,690$3,565 (6 payments)YesNo
Clinical & Experimental Allergy107 (2025, n = 195)≈$4,760NoYes
Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology125 (2025, n = 54)$3,190YesNo
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology143 (2025, n = 256)≈$4,900NoYes
Allergologia et Immunopathologia70 (2025, n = 176)≈$3,000NoYes
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology67 (2025, n = 141)NoYes
Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research121 (2025, n = 55)NoNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Frontiers in Allergy take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Frontiers in Allergy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 69 days of submission (n = 181); the middle half took 45–93 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Frontiers in Allergy articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 21 days of acceptance (n = 181).

Does Frontiers in Allergy charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: 2,550 CHF (about $3,117 at ECB rates of Sep 15, 2026; DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2673-6101; NLM ID 9918227355906676; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 181 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.