Immune Network: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1598-2629 · ISSN 2092-6685 · Immunology and Microbiology

Half of the articles Immune Network accepted in 2022 were accepted within 87 days of submission (n = 53); the middle half took 41–134 days.

Submission → acceptance (2022)
87 days median
middle half 41–134 · n = 53
Acceptance → online
24 days median
middle half 10–37 · n = 53
Change since 2020
No clear change since 2020 (median 60 → 87 days; 90% CI -0 to +54 days).
Open access · fees
Open access · no listed APC found

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

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How long does Immune Network take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 30–92 days602020n=512022: middle half 41–134 days872022n=53
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
20225341871347.5%96%
2020513060922.0%96%

Distribution in 2022

0–29 days: 13% (7 articles)030–59 days: 26% (14 articles)3060–89 days: 13% (7 articles)6090–119 days: 17% (9 articles)90120–149 days: 13% (7 articles)120150–179 days: 6% (3 articles)150180–209 days: 2% (1 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–29713.2%
30–591426.4%
60–89713.2%
90–119917.0%
120–149713.2%
150–17935.7%
180–20911.9%
210–23935.7%
240–26911.9%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35911.9%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2022 articles appeared online within 24 days (middle half 10–37 days, n = 53).

From submission to online publication, the median was 114 days (middle half 55–170 days, n = 53).

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 (not listed in DOAJ). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

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 DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2022None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 227 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission7.5% of 2022 articles
Publication volume50 articles added to PubMed in 2022.

Topics and scope

Immunology and Microbiology journalsMedicine journalsImmunology journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2022 figures are compared with the 2022 median of Immune Network, 87 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Cellular and Molecular Immunology118 (2022, n = 99)≈$5,190NoYes
Immunity199 (2022, n = 138)≈$10,400$8,969 (9 payments)NoYes
Immunology141 (2022, n = 150)≈$5,330NoYes
Nature Immunology248 (2022, n = 134)≈$12,690$10,840 (10 payments)NoYes
The Journal of Immunology142 (2022, n = 422)≈$3,500NoYes
International Immunology83 (2022, n = 53)≈$3,530NoYes
Current Opinion in Immunology59 (2022, n = 70)≈$4,410NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Immune Network take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Immune Network accepted in 2022 were accepted within 87 days of submission (n = 53); the middle half took 41–134 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Immune Network articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2022 appeared online within 24 days of acceptance (n = 53).

Does Immune Network charge an article processing charge (APC)?

No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1598-2629; NLM ID 101137270; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 53 articles accepted in 2022 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.