Journal of Arrhythmia: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1880-4276 · ISSN 1883-2148 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Journal of Arrhythmia accepted in 2025 were accepted within 79 days of submission (n = 224); the middle half took 54–109 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
79 days median
middle half 54–109 · n = 224
Acceptance → online
12 days median
middle half 9–17 · n = 224
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 79 → 79 days; 90% CI -11 to +11 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,540

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

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How long does Journal of Arrhythmia take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 44–99 days642020n=1742021: middle half 54–125 days792021n=1562022: middle half 52–129 days882022n=1272023: middle half 49–117 days792023n=1572024: middle half 52–126 days842024n=1682025: middle half 54–109 days792025n=224
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
202522454791091534.0%95%
202416852841265.9%91%
202315749791175.1%92%
202212752881291.6%98%
202115654791250.0%95%
20201744464994.6%91%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 8% (17 articles)030–59 days: 23% (51 articles)3060–89 days: 29% (64 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (49 articles)90120–149 days: 8% (17 articles)120150–179 days: 4% (9 articles)150180–209 days: 4% (9 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (4 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (2 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–29177.6%
30–595122.8%
60–896428.6%
90–1194921.9%
120–149177.6%
150–17994.0%
180–20994.0%
210–23941.8%
240–26910.4%
270–29910.4%
300–32900.0%
330–35920.9%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 12 days (middle half 9–17 days, n = 224).

From submission to online publication, the median was 95 days (middle half 70–127 days, n = 224).

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: $1,540 (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)
Retractions1 retracted article among 879 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (1.14 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission4.0% of 2025 articles
Publication volume240 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+37% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsCardiology and Cardiovascular 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 Journal of Arrhythmia, 79 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology90 (2025, n = 318)≈$4,500NoYes
JACC. Clinical electrophysiology94 (2025, n = 284)≈$5,000$5,377 (5 payments)NoYes
Heart Rhythm65 (2025, n = 621)≈$4,790NoYes
EP Europace61 (2025, n = 253)≈$4,909$4,521 (21 payments)NoYes
Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management73 (2025, n = 50)NoNo
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology75 (2025, n = 220)≈$3,890NoYes
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal90 (2025, n = 64)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology101 (2025, n = 191)≈$4,170NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Arrhythmia take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Arrhythmia accepted in 2025 were accepted within 79 days of submission (n = 224); the middle half took 54–109 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Journal of Arrhythmia articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 12 days of acceptance (n = 224).

Does Journal of Arrhythmia charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,540 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1880-4276; NLM ID 101263026; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 224 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.