Infant Behavior and Development: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0163-6383 · ISSN 1879-0453 · Elsevier BV · Psychology

Half of the articles Infant Behavior and Development accepted in 2025 were accepted within 150 days of submission (n = 108); the middle half took 121–204 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
150 days median
middle half 121–204 · n = 108
Acceptance → online
8 days median
middle half 5–11 · n = 108
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 236 to 150 days (90% CI -126 to -47 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$3,490

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

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How long does Infant Behavior and Development take to accept a paper?

days01202403604802020: middle half 194–319 days2452020n=772021: middle half 156–309 days2492021n=1202022: middle half 157–334 days2362022n=882023: middle half 166–358 days2362023n=762024: middle half 131–235 days1722024n=742025: middle half 121–204 days1502025n=108
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
20251081211502040.0%99%
2024741311722350.0%100%
2023761662363580.0%100%
2022881572363340.0%100%
20211201562493090.0%100%
2020771942453190.0%100%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 2% (2 articles)3060–89 days: 5% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 17% (18 articles)90120–149 days: 27% (29 articles)120150–179 days: 14% (15 articles)150180–209 days: 11% (12 articles)180210–239 days: 10% (11 articles)210240–269 days: 5% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 5% (5 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (1 articles)300330–359 days: 3% (3 articles)330360+ days: 2% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5921.9%
60–8954.6%
90–1191816.7%
120–1492926.9%
150–1791513.9%
180–2091211.1%
210–2391110.2%
240–26954.6%
270–29954.6%
300–32910.9%
330–35932.8%
360+21.9%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 8 days (middle half 5–11 days, n = 108).

From submission to online publication, the median was 163 days (middle half 129–213 days, n = 108).

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

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $3,490 (as reported by OpenAlex).

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 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 472 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 volume112 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+49% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Psychology 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 Infant Behavior and Development, 150 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Infancy285 (2025, n = 62)≈$3,300NoYes
Child Development337 (2025, n = 147)≈$4,320NoYes
British Journal of Developmental Psychology192 (2025, n = 54)≈$3,400NoYes
Developmental Science226 (2025, n = 126)≈$4,140NoYes
Infant Mental Health Journal260 (2025, n = 70)≈$3,090NoYes
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology171 (2025, n = 147)≈$3,500NoYes
Child Psychiatry & Human Development136 (2025, n = 53)≈$3,390NoYes
Developmental Psychobiology230 (2025, n = 72)≈$3,760NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Infant Behavior and Development take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Infant Behavior and Development accepted in 2025 were accepted within 150 days of submission (n = 108); the middle half took 121–204 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Infant Behavior and Development articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 8 days of acceptance (n = 108).

Does Infant Behavior and Development charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,490 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0163-6383; NLM ID 7806016; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 108 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.