International Journal of Retina and Vitreous: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2056-9920 · BioMed Central · Medicine

Half of the articles International Journal of Retina and Vitreous accepted in 2025 were accepted within 62 days of submission (n = 150); the middle half took 47–83 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
62 days median
middle half 47–83 · n = 150
Acceptance → online
15 days median
middle half 10–26 · n = 150
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 41 to 62 days (90% CI +13 to +28 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,990

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

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How long does International Journal of Retina and Vitreous take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 91–174 days1402020n=712021: middle half 122–180 days1412021n=692022: middle half 59–151 days882022n=802023: middle half 31–56 days412023n=672024: middle half 37–69 days532024n=942025: middle half 47–83 days622025n=150
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
20251504762830.0%0%
2024943753692.1%0%
2023673141560.0%0%
20228059881510.0%0%
2021691221411800.0%0%
202071911401740.0%1%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 8% (12 articles)030–59 days: 39% (59 articles)3060–89 days: 32% (48 articles)6090–119 days: 8% (12 articles)90120–149 days: 5% (8 articles)120150–179 days: 4% (6 articles)150180–209 days: 0% (0 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–29128.0%
30–595939.3%
60–894832.0%
90–119128.0%
120–14985.3%
150–17964.0%
180–20900.0%
210–23932.0%
240–26900.0%
270–29921.3%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 15 days (middle half 10–26 days, n = 150).

From submission to online publication, the median was 82 days (middle half 60–113 days, n = 150).

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: $1,990 (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 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 459 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 volume146 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+57% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsOphthalmology journalsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 62 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Ophthalmology Retina47 (2025, n = 231)≈$3,920NoYes
Ophthalmology Science135 (2025, n = 305)$2,500$2,347 (5 payments)YesNo
Case Reports in Ophthalmology75 (2025, n = 139)$1,520YesNo
Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology130 (2025, n = 359)≈$2,990NoYes
BMJ Open Ophthalmology144 (2025, n = 132)≈$3,223$3,106 (6 payments)YesYes
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology123 (2025, n = 151)≈$3,790NoYes
Ophthalmology and Therapy52 (2025, n = 207)$7,675YesNo
Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology65 (2025, n = 57)$1,950YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does International Journal of Retina and Vitreous take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles International Journal of Retina and Vitreous accepted in 2025 were accepted within 62 days of submission (n = 150); the middle half took 47–83 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are International Journal of Retina and Vitreous articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 15 days of acceptance (n = 150).

Does International Journal of Retina and Vitreous charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,990 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2056-9920; NLM ID 101677897; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 150 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.