Global Pediatric Health: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2333-794X · SAGE Publishing · Medicine

Half of the articles Global Pediatric Health accepted in 2024 were accepted within 183 days of submission (n = 109); the middle half took 140–222 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
183 days median
middle half 140–222 · n = 109
Acceptance → online
30 days median
middle half 23–44 · n = 109
Change since 2022
Slower than 2022: the median rose from 44 to 183 days (90% CI +124 to +154 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 Global Pediatric Health take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 96–199 days1392020n=1032021: middle half 22–51 days332021n=1652022: middle half 25–59 days442022n=852023: middle half 75–159 days1182023n=752024: middle half 140–222 days1832024n=109
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
20241091401832220.0%98%
202375751181592.7%72%
2022852544592.4%0%
20211652233518.5%16%
2020103961391990.0%96%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 2% (2 articles)3060–89 days: 5% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 11% (12 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (17 articles)120150–179 days: 17% (18 articles)150180–209 days: 18% (20 articles)180210–239 days: 16% (17 articles)210240–269 days: 7% (8 articles)240270–299 days: 4% (4 articles)270300–329 days: 4% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (2 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5921.8%
60–8954.6%
90–1191211.0%
120–1491715.6%
150–1791816.5%
180–2092018.3%
210–2391715.6%
240–26987.3%
270–29943.7%
300–32943.7%
330–35921.8%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2024 articles appeared online within 30 days (middle half 23–44 days, n = 109).

From submission to online publication, the median was 211 days (middle half 173–257 days, n = 109).

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).

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 2024None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions1 retracted article among 472 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (2.12 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2024 articles
Publication volume121 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (+66% vs 2023).

Topics and scope

Medicine 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 Pediatric Health, 183 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
BMC Pediatrics182 (2024, n = 850)$3,190$2,543 (22 payments)YesYes
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health187 (2024, n = 211)≈$4,150NoYes
Jornal de Pediatria129 (2024, n = 99)$1,800YesYes
BMJ Paediatrics Open105 (2024, n = 246)≈$3,223$2,761 (12 payments)YesYes
Acta Paediatrica110 (2024, n = 383)≈$4,480NoYes
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics93 (2024, n = 101)≈$2,490NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Global Pediatric Health take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Global Pediatric Health accepted in 2024 were accepted within 183 days of submission (n = 109); the middle half took 140–222 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Global Pediatric Health articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2024 appeared online within 30 days of acceptance (n = 109).

Does Global Pediatric Health charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,500 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2333-794X; NLM ID 101670224; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 109 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.