Infectious Disease Modelling: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2468-0427 · ISSN 2468-2152 · KeAi · Medicine

Half of the articles Infectious Disease Modelling accepted in 2025 were accepted within 142 days of submission (n = 116); the middle half took 81–224 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
142 days median
middle half 81–224 · n = 116
Acceptance → online
4 days median
middle half 2–8 · n = 116
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 104 to 142 days (90% CI +5 to +70 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,100

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

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How long does Infectious Disease Modelling take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 28–116 days642020n=862021: middle half 65–175 days1032021n=802022: middle half 48–149 days852022n=752023: middle half 67–189 days1042023n=862024: middle half 83–184 days1232024n=1032025: middle half 81–224 days1422025n=116
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
2025116811422240.0%99%
2024103831231840.0%100%
202386671041891.2%98%
20227548851491.3%96%
202180651031751.2%94%
202086286411612.8%81%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 13% (15 articles)3060–89 days: 17% (20 articles)6090–119 days: 15% (17 articles)90120–149 days: 9% (10 articles)120150–179 days: 10% (12 articles)150180–209 days: 7% (8 articles)180210–239 days: 7% (8 articles)210240–269 days: 6% (7 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 3% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 3% (3 articles)330360+ days: 9% (10 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–591512.9%
60–892017.2%
90–1191714.7%
120–149108.6%
150–1791210.3%
180–20986.9%
210–23986.9%
240–26976.0%
270–29932.6%
300–32932.6%
330–35932.6%
360+108.6%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 4 days (middle half 2–8 days, n = 116).

From submission to online publication, the median was 150 days (middle half 88–226 days, n = 116).

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: $1,100 (DOAJ).

Institutions reported paying a median of about $1,029 per article (2023–2025, 8 reported payments in OpenAPC; converted from euros at yearly ECB average rates).

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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 450 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 volume114 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+23% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsMathematics 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 Infectious Disease Modelling, 142 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Epidemics196 (2025, n = 68)$2,780$2,707 (6 payments)YesYes
Epidemiologia65 (2025, n = 107)≈$1,467YesNo
China CDC Weekly77 (2025, n = 260)NoNo
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives90 (2025, n = 50)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance149 (2025, n = 182)$3,500$3,808 (15 payments)YesYes
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health67 (2025, n = 139)$2,790$2,370 (5 payments)YesYes
Public Health in Practice199 (2025, n = 122)$2,270YesNo
Mathematical Biosciences160 (2025, n = 139)≈$2,660NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Infectious Disease Modelling take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Infectious Disease Modelling accepted in 2025 were accepted within 142 days of submission (n = 116); the middle half took 81–224 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Infectious Disease Modelling articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 4 days of acceptance (n = 116).

Does Infectious Disease Modelling charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,100 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2468-0427; NLM ID 101692406; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 116 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.