Indian Journal of Anaesthesia: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0019-5049 · ISSN 0976-2817 · Medknow · Medicine

Half of the articles Indian Journal of Anaesthesia accepted in 2025 were accepted within 86 days of submission (n = 177); the middle half took 49–145 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
86 days median
middle half 49–145 · n = 177
Acceptance → online
50 days median
middle half 34–76 · n = 177
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 123 to 86 days (90% CI -57 to -16 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 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 37–104 days682020n=3012021: middle half 64–142 days982021n=1962022: middle half 108–252 days1682022n=2482023: middle half 57–221 days1232023n=3182024: middle half 47–138 days872024n=2012025: middle half 49–145 days862025n=177
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
202517749861457.3%96%
202420147871381926.5%97%
20233185712322131810.4%94%
20222481081682523198.1%98%
202119664981425.1%98%
202030137681041349.6%97%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 12% (21 articles)030–59 days: 21% (37 articles)3060–89 days: 19% (33 articles)6090–119 days: 14% (25 articles)90120–149 days: 12% (22 articles)120150–179 days: 8% (14 articles)150180–209 days: 7% (12 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (10 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (1 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–292111.9%
30–593720.9%
60–893318.6%
90–1192514.1%
120–1492212.4%
150–179147.9%
180–209126.8%
210–239105.6%
240–26900.0%
270–29910.6%
300–32910.6%
330–35910.6%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 50 days (middle half 34–76 days, n = 177).

From submission to online publication, the median was 150 days (middle half 112–204 days, n = 177).

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 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,234 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission7.3% of 2025 articles
Publication volume199 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-20% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsSurgery journalsAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine 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 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 86 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia165 (2025, n = 181)≈$4,090NoYes
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition)154 (2025, n = 56)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie176 (2025, n = 102)≈$4,390NoYes
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine62 (2025, n = 59)$250YesNo
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology117 (2025, n = 74)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Journal of Anesthesia106 (2025, n = 114)≈$4,090NoYes
Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación (English Edition)79 (2025, n = 76)≈$2,700NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Indian Journal of Anaesthesia take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Indian Journal of Anaesthesia accepted in 2025 were accepted within 86 days of submission (n = 177); the middle half took 49–145 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Indian Journal of Anaesthesia articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 50 days of acceptance (n = 177).

Does Indian Journal of Anaesthesia charge an article processing charge (APC)?

DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0019-5049; NLM ID 0013243; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 177 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.