Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0196-206X · ISSN 1536-7312 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins · Medicine

Half of the articles Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics accepted in 2025 were accepted within 227 days of submission (n = 79); the middle half took 169–291 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
227 days median
middle half 169–291 · n = 79
Acceptance → online
49 days median
middle half 40–63 · n = 79
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 167 to 227 days (90% CI +22 to +98 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · no listed APC found

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 Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics take to accept a paper?

days0901802703602022: middle half 139–244 days1792022n=762023: middle half 120–214 days1672023n=662024: middle half 146–255 days1912024n=682025: middle half 169–291 days2272025n=79
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
2025791692272910.0%0%
2024681461912550.0%0%
2023661201672140.0%0%
2022761391792444.0%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 1% (1 articles)030–59 days: 0% (0 articles)3060–89 days: 0% (0 articles)6090–119 days: 6% (5 articles)90120–149 days: 10% (8 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (10 articles)150180–209 days: 15% (12 articles)180210–239 days: 11% (9 articles)210240–269 days: 9% (7 articles)240270–299 days: 14% (11 articles)270300–329 days: 8% (6 articles)300330–359 days: 4% (3 articles)330360+ days: 9% (7 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2911.3%
30–5900.0%
60–8900.0%
90–11956.3%
120–149810.1%
150–1791012.7%
180–2091215.2%
210–239911.4%
240–26978.9%
270–2991113.9%
300–32967.6%
330–35933.8%
360+78.9%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 49 days (middle half 40–63 days, n = 79).

From submission to online publication, the median was 289 days (middle half 214–344 days, n = 79).

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). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

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 483 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 volume98 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+26% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsPsychology 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 Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 227 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Child Care Health and Development207 (2025, n = 190)≈$3,850NoYes
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry205 (2025, n = 93)≈$3,710NoYes
Journal of Pediatric Psychology179 (2025, n = 102)≈$4,332NoYes
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry176 (2025, n = 261)≈$2,990NoYes
Children36 (2025, n = 1,711)≈$2,933$2,350 (162 payments)YesNo
Pediatric Reports55 (2025, n = 136)≈$1,956YesNo
Infant Mental Health Journal260 (2025, n = 70)≈$3,090NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics accepted in 2025 were accepted within 227 days of submission (n = 79); the middle half took 169–291 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 49 days of acceptance (n = 79).

Does Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics charge an article processing charge (APC)?

No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0196-206X; NLM ID 8006933; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 79 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.