Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2768-6698 · ISSN 2768-6701 · IMR Press · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Half of the articles Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark accepted in 2025 were accepted within 74 days of submission (n = 328); the middle half took 59–91 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
74 days median
middle half 59–91 · n = 328
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 90 to 74 days (90% CI -20 to -12 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,500

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 Bioscience-Landmark take to accept a paper?

days045901351802021: middle half 48–102 days662021n=1842022: middle half 47–83 days632022n=3342023: middle half 62–118 days902023n=4112024: middle half 58–107 days792024n=4212025: middle half 59–91 days742025n=328
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
20253285974911120.0%100%
202442158791071390.5%100%
202341162901181440.0%100%
20223344763831090.9%99%
202118448661020.5%93%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles187607695
Reviews141567088

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 1% (4 articles)030–59 days: 25% (82 articles)3060–89 days: 47% (153 articles)6090–119 days: 19% (61 articles)90120–149 days: 5% (16 articles)120150–179 days: 2% (5 articles)150180–209 days: 1% (2 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 0% (1 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2941.2%
30–598225.0%
60–8915346.6%
90–1196118.6%
120–149164.9%
150–17951.5%
180–20920.6%
210–23930.9%
240–26900.0%
270–29910.3%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+10.3%

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

Open access (listed in DOAJ). Listed APC: $2,500 (DOAJ).

Institutions reported paying a median of about $2,672 per article (2023–2025, 7 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 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,583 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 volume332 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-28% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology journalsMedicine journalsMolecular Biology 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 Bioscience-Landmark, 74 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Discover Oncology126 (2025, n = 2,564)$2,390YesNo
Clinical and Translational Medicine116 (2025, n = 313)$3,640$3,103 (6 payments)YesYes
Cell Death Discovery140 (2025, n = 616)$2,790$2,400 (20 payments)YesNo
Molecular Biomedicine212 (2025, n = 140)$2,990YesYes
Cellular Oncology117 (2025, n = 105)$2,380YesYes
International Journal of Biological Sciences115 (2025, n = 398)≈$1,425YesYes
Cancer Cell International168 (2025, n = 503)$3,290$2,824 (9 payments)YesNo
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology69 (2025, n = 1,074)≈$3,850$3,242 (124 payments)YesNo
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research101 (2025, n = 327)$4,490$3,669 (19 payments)YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark accepted in 2025 were accepted within 74 days of submission (n = 328); the middle half took 59–91 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,500 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2768-6698; NLM ID 101612996; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 328 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.