Journal of Marital and Family Therapy: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0194-472X · ISSN 1752-0606 · Wiley · Psychology

Half of the articles Journal of Marital and Family Therapy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 174 days of submission (n = 107); the middle half took 132–244 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
174 days median
middle half 132–244 · n = 107
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$3,010

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 Marital and Family Therapy take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002021: middle half 162–254 days2072021n=692024: middle half 139–235 days1792024n=632025: middle half 132–244 days1742025n=107
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
20251071321742441.9%98%
2024631391792350.0%100%
2021691622072540.0%75%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 2% (2 articles)030–59 days: 2% (2 articles)3060–89 days: 3% (3 articles)6090–119 days: 8% (9 articles)90120–149 days: 22% (24 articles)120150–179 days: 17% (18 articles)150180–209 days: 11% (12 articles)180210–239 days: 7% (7 articles)210240–269 days: 6% (6 articles)240270–299 days: 7% (7 articles)270300–329 days: 7% (7 articles)300330–359 days: 4% (4 articles)330360+ days: 6% (6 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2921.9%
30–5921.9%
60–8932.8%
90–11998.4%
120–1492422.4%
150–1791816.8%
180–2091211.2%
210–23976.5%
240–26965.6%
270–29976.5%
300–32976.5%
330–35943.7%
360+65.6%

From acceptance to online publication

Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.

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 $3,010 (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 337 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission1.9% of 2025 articles
Publication volume114 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+107% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Psychology journalsClinical Psychology journalsSocial 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 Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 174 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Family Process308 (2025, n = 116)≈$3,400NoYes
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Infant Mental Health Journal260 (2025, n = 70)≈$3,090NoYes
Journal of Clinical Psychology310 (2025, n = 132)≈$3,710NoYes
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy103 (2025, n = 180)≈$3,810NoYes
Journal of Adolescence210 (2025, n = 172)≈$3,150NoYes
Journal of Research on Adolescence236 (2025, n = 135)≈$3,400NoYes
Journal of Youth and Adolescence88 (2025, n = 176)≈$3,890NoYes
Clinical Psychology Review195 (2025, n = 86)≈$5,270NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Marital and Family Therapy take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Marital and Family Therapy accepted in 2025 were accepted within 174 days of submission (n = 107); the middle half took 132–244 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Journal of Marital and Family Therapy charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,010 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0194-472X; NLM ID 7904614; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 107 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.