Global Health Science and Practice: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2169-575X · Johns Hopkins University Press · Medicine

Half of the articles Global Health Science and Practice accepted in 2024 were accepted within 194 days of submission (n = 103); the middle half took 162–253 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
194 days median
middle half 162–253 · n = 103
Acceptance → online
61 days median
middle half 45–83 · n = 103
Change since 2022
No clear change since 2022 (median 182 → 194 days; 90% CI -3 to +27 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · No fee (DOAJ)

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

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How long does Global Health Science and Practice take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 116–200 days1612020n=752021: middle half 126–250 days1692021n=1082022: middle half 147–223 days1822022n=1302023: middle half 148–268 days1832023n=1262024: middle half 162–253 days1942024n=103
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
20241031621942530.0%0%
20231261481832680.0%0%
20221301471822230.8%0%
20211081261692500.0%0%
2020751161612000.0%0%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 0% (0 articles)3060–89 days: 2% (2 articles)6090–119 days: 2% (2 articles)90120–149 days: 15% (15 articles)120150–179 days: 17% (18 articles)150180–209 days: 23% (24 articles)180210–239 days: 12% (12 articles)210240–269 days: 6% (6 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 5% (5 articles)300330–359 days: 5% (5 articles)330360+ days: 12% (12 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5900.0%
60–8921.9%
90–11921.9%
120–1491514.6%
150–1791817.5%
180–2092423.3%
210–2391211.7%
240–26965.8%
270–29921.9%
300–32954.9%
330–35954.9%
360+1211.7%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2024 articles appeared online within 61 days (middle half 45–83 days, n = 103).

From submission to online publication, the median was 265 days (middle half 223–382 days, n = 103).

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). DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

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 DOAJYes (DOAJ record)
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2024Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 488 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2024 articles
Publication volume111 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (-17% vs 2023).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2024 figures are compared with the 2024 median of Global Health Science and Practice, 194 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Reproductive Health159 (2024, n = 194)$3,390$2,948 (9 payments)YesYes
East African Health Research Journal285 (2024, n = 54)NoNo
BMJ Global Health168 (2024, n = 325)≈$4,827$4,286 (54 payments)YesYes
Frontiers in Global Women s Health141 (2024, n = 192)≈$3,117$2,061 (19 payments)YesNo
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences149 (2024, n = 75)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine88 (2024, n = 71)$2,290YesNo
Health Policy and Planning259 (2024, n = 113)≈$3,267$2,749 (6 payments)YesYes
The Lancet Global Health131 (2024, n = 255)$7,860$5,698 (53 payments)YesYes
PLOS Global Public Health180 (2024, n = 971)$2,596$2,117 (103 payments)YesNo
Global Health Research and Policy162 (2024, n = 58)$1,800YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Global Health Science and Practice take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Global Health Science and Practice accepted in 2024 were accepted within 194 days of submission (n = 103); the middle half took 162–253 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Global Health Science and Practice articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2024 appeared online within 61 days of acceptance (n = 103).

Does Global Health Science and Practice charge an article processing charge (APC)?

DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2169-575X; NLM ID 101624414; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 103 articles accepted in 2024 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.