Journal of Osteopathic Medicine: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2702-3648 · De Gruyter · Medicine

Half of the articles Journal of Osteopathic Medicine accepted in 2025 were accepted within 155 days of submission (n = 89); the middle half took 93–239 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
155 days median
middle half 93–239 · n = 89
Acceptance → online
39 days median
middle half 28–49 · n = 89
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 144 → 155 days; 90% CI -27 to +49 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 Osteopathic Medicine take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002021: middle half 63–131 days982021n=872022: middle half 71–158 days1132022n=842023: middle half 70–194 days1442023n=882024: middle half 92–265 days1632024n=772025: middle half 93–239 days1552025n=89
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
202589931552390.0%0%
202477921632651.3%0%
202388701441943.4%0%
202284711131583.6%0%
20218763981312.3%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 6% (5 articles)3060–89 days: 17% (15 articles)6090–119 days: 17% (15 articles)90120–149 days: 10% (9 articles)120150–179 days: 10% (9 articles)150180–209 days: 9% (8 articles)180210–239 days: 7% (6 articles)210240–269 days: 7% (6 articles)240270–299 days: 2% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 7% (6 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 8% (7 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5955.6%
60–891516.9%
90–1191516.9%
120–149910.1%
150–179910.1%
180–20989.0%
210–23966.7%
240–26966.7%
270–29922.2%
300–32966.7%
330–35911.1%
360+77.9%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 39 days (middle half 28–49 days, n = 89).

From submission to online publication, the median was 187 days (middle half 133–282 days, n = 89).

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 482 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 volume88 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+11% vs 2024).

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 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 155 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Academic Medicine16 (2025, n = 228)NoYes
Journal of Graduate Medical Education199 (2025, n = 60)NoYes
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies141 (2025, n = 52)$2,390YesYes
Academic Psychiatry189 (2025, n = 66)≈$3,590NoYes
Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development141 (2025, n = 169)$3,000$2,290 (9 payments)YesNo
Perspectives on Medical Education135 (2025, n = 94)≈$1,440$1,272 (8 payments)YesYes
Medical Education123 (2025, n = 191)≈$5,250NoYes
Musculoskeletal Science and Practice131 (2025, n = 169)≈$3,500NoYes
Medical Science Educator101 (2025, n = 125)≈$3,290NoNo
Advances in Medical Education and Practice110 (2025, n = 219)$3,565YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Osteopathic Medicine take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Osteopathic Medicine accepted in 2025 were accepted within 155 days of submission (n = 89); the middle half took 93–239 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Journal of Osteopathic Medicine articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 39 days of acceptance (n = 89).

Does Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 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 2702-3648; NLM ID 101776472; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 89 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.