Journal of Nepal Health Research Council: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1727-5482 · ISSN 1999-6217 · Medicine

Half of the articles Journal of Nepal Health Research Council accepted in 2024 were accepted within 265 days of submission (n = 155); the middle half took 118–375 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
265 days median
middle half 118–375 · n = 155
Acceptance → online
0 days median
middle half 0–0 · n = 155
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · No fee (DOAJ)

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 Nepal Health Research Council take to accept a paper?

days01503004506002020: middle half 128–289 days2112020n=1462023: middle half 277–454 days3762023n=1422024: middle half 118–375 days2652024n=155
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
202415511826537512.9%0%
20231422773764541.4%0%
20201461282112894.1%0%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 14% (21 articles)030–59 days: 5% (7 articles)3060–89 days: 3% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 4% (6 articles)90120–149 days: 5% (7 articles)120150–179 days: 3% (5 articles)150180–209 days: 6% (9 articles)180210–239 days: 6% (9 articles)210240–269 days: 10% (15 articles)240270–299 days: 5% (8 articles)270300–329 days: 7% (11 articles)300330–359 days: 6% (10 articles)330360+ days: 27% (42 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–292113.5%
30–5974.5%
60–8953.2%
90–11963.9%
120–14974.5%
150–17953.2%
180–20995.8%
210–23995.8%
240–269159.7%
270–29985.2%
300–329117.1%
330–359106.5%
360+4227.1%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2024 articles appeared online within 0 days (middle half 0–0 days, n = 155).

From submission to online publication, the median was 265 days (middle half 122–375 days, n = 155).

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). DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

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 2024Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 684 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission12.9% of 2024 articles
Publication volume157 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (+39% vs 2023).

Topics and scope

Medicine journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2024 figures are compared with the 2024 median of Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 265 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences149 (2024, n = 75)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Frontiers in Global Women s Health141 (2024, n = 192)≈$3,117$2,061 (19 payments)YesNo
Global Health Science and Practice194 (2024, n = 103)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
East African Health Research Journal285 (2024, n = 54)NoNo
Indian Journal of Community Medicine217 (2024, n = 261)≈$52YesNo
Reproductive Health159 (2024, n = 194)$3,390$2,948 (9 payments)YesYes
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care74 (2024, n = 976)$1,000YesNo
SAGE Open Medicine129 (2024, n = 251)$2,000YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Nepal Health Research Council take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Nepal Health Research Council accepted in 2024 were accepted within 265 days of submission (n = 155); the middle half took 118–375 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Journal of Nepal Health Research Council articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2024 appeared online within 0 days of acceptance (n = 155).

Does Journal of Nepal Health Research Council charge an article processing charge (APC)?

DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1727-5482; NLM ID 101292936; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 155 articles accepted in 2024 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.