Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1138-3593 · ISSN 1578-8865 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN accepted in 2025 were accepted within 57 days of submission (n = 146); the middle half took 36–91 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
57 days median
middle half 36–91 · n = 146
Acceptance → online
56 days median
middle half 40–85 · n = 145
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 53 → 57 days; 90% CI -7 to +15 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$1,860

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN take to accept a paper?

days03060901202020: middle half 28–101 days532020n=982021: middle half 46–91 days672021n=822022: middle half 33–88 days622022n=782023: middle half 30–85 days532023n=1052024: middle half 27–102 days642024n=1142025: middle half 36–91 days572025n=146
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
20251463657917.5%88%
202411427641028.8%76%
20231053053859.5%77%
2022783362886.4%81%
2021824667913.7%85%
202098285310110.2%73%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 22% (32 articles)030–59 days: 33% (48 articles)3060–89 days: 20% (29 articles)6090–119 days: 10% (15 articles)90120–149 days: 9% (13 articles)120150–179 days: 3% (5 articles)150180–209 days: 1% (2 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (1 articles)210240–269 days: 1% (1 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–293221.9%
30–594832.9%
60–892919.9%
90–1191510.3%
120–149138.9%
150–17953.4%
180–20921.4%
210–23910.7%
240–26910.7%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 56 days (middle half 40–85 days, n = 145).

From submission to online publication, the median was 123 days (middle half 85–173 days, n = 145).

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 $1,860 (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 493 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission7.5% of 2025 articles
Publication volume111 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-12% 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 Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN, 57 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Atención Primaria41 (2025, n = 149)$1,590YesYes
Medicina Clínica77 (2025, n = 220)≈$2,800NoYes
Revista médica de Chile132 (2025, n = 124)NoYes
Gaceta Sanitaria103 (2025, n = 73)≈$2,077YesYes
Revista Española de Salud Pública211 (2025, n = 77)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN accepted in 2025 were accepted within 57 days of submission (n = 146); the middle half took 36–91 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 56 days of acceptance (n = 145).

Does Medicina de Familia SEMERGEN charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $1,860 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1138-3593; NLM ID 9610769; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 146 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.