Journal of Vascular Surgery: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0741-5214 · ISSN 1085-875X · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Journal of Vascular Surgery accepted in 2025 were accepted within 60 days of submission (n = 464); the middle half took 42–84 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
60 days median
middle half 42–84 · n = 464
Acceptance → online
8 days median
middle half 7–11 · n = 418
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 67 → 60 days; 90% CI -11 to -3 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$4,010

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 Vascular Surgery take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 91–161 days1262020n=4182021: middle half 110–191 days1512021n=4102022: middle half 71–134 days952022n=3862023: middle half 47–91 days672023n=3382024: middle half 39–90 days632024n=3832025: middle half 42–84 days602025n=464
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
202546442608411514.7%87%
202438339639012912.5%90%
20233384767911324.1%97%
202238671951341872.6%67%
20214101101511912551.2%0%
2020418911261611952.4%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 18% (85 articles)030–59 days: 31% (145 articles)3060–89 days: 30% (137 articles)6090–119 days: 12% (57 articles)90120–149 days: 4% (20 articles)120150–179 days: 2% (7 articles)150180–209 days: 1% (6 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (3 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 1% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–298518.3%
30–5914531.2%
60–8913729.5%
90–1195712.3%
120–149204.3%
150–17971.5%
180–20961.3%
210–23930.6%
240–26900.0%
270–29910.2%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+30.6%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 8 days (middle half 7–11 days, n = 418).

From submission to online publication, the median was 77 days (middle half 60–100 days, n = 418).

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 $4,010 (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 2,010 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission14.7% of 2025 articles
Publication volume462 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+24% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine journalsSurgery 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 Vascular Surgery, 60 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery68 (2025, n = 464)≈$4,000NoYes
Annals of Vascular Surgery71 (2025, n = 496)≈$3,560NoYes
EJVES Vascular Forum117 (2025, n = 61)$2,250YesNo
Annals of Vascular Diseases94 (2025, n = 57)≈$194YesNo
Angiology and vascular surgery161 (2025, n = 63)NoNo
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques69 (2025, n = 358)$2,000YesNo
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro135 (2025, n = 64)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo
CVIR Endovascular75 (2025, n = 113)$2,690YesNo
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology135 (2025, n = 196)≈$4,490NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Vascular Surgery take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Vascular Surgery accepted in 2025 were accepted within 60 days of submission (n = 464); the middle half took 42–84 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Journal of Vascular Surgery articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 8 days of acceptance (n = 418).

Does Journal of Vascular Surgery charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $4,010 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0741-5214; NLM ID 8407742; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 464 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.