Military Medical Research: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2054-9369 · ISSN 2095-7467 · BioMed Central · Medicine

Half of the articles Military Medical Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 185 days of submission (n = 68); the middle half took 143–247 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
185 days median
middle half 143–247 · n = 68
Acceptance → online
24 days median
middle half 16–31 · n = 68
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 160 to 185 days (90% CI +1 to +49 days).
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Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Military Medical Research take to accept a paper?

days0901802703602020: middle half 124–264 days2182020n=552021: middle half 176–281 days2232021n=522022: middle half 145–229 days1672022n=532023: middle half 134–266 days1602023n=522024: middle half 161–249 days2032024n=582025: middle half 143–247 days1852025n=68
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
2025681431852470.0%0%
2024581612032490.0%0%
2023521341602660.0%0%
2022531451672290.0%0%
2021521762232810.0%0%
20205512421826410.9%0%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 0% (0 articles)3060–89 days: 0% (0 articles)6090–119 days: 13% (9 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (11 articles)120150–179 days: 15% (10 articles)150180–209 days: 19% (13 articles)180210–239 days: 7% (5 articles)210240–269 days: 13% (9 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 7% (5 articles)300330–359 days: 3% (2 articles)330360+ days: 3% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5900.0%
60–8900.0%
90–119913.2%
120–1491116.2%
150–1791014.7%
180–2091319.1%
210–23957.4%
240–269913.2%
270–29922.9%
300–32957.4%
330–35922.9%
360+22.9%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 24 days (middle half 16–31 days, n = 68).

From submission to online publication, the median was 212 days (middle half 168–272 days, n = 68).

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 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 283 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 volume66 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 Military Medical Research, 185 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
BMJ Military Health85 (2025, n = 74)NoYes
Acute Medicine & Surgery142 (2025, n = 61)$2,250YesNo
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine92 (2025, n = 181)$2,690$1,982 (16 payments)YesYes
BMC Emergency Medicine117 (2025, n = 293)$2,990$2,211 (16 payments)YesYes
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care81 (2025, n = 271)NoYes
World Journal of Emergency Medicine132 (2025, n = 93)NoNo
Military Medicine113 (2025, n = 331)≈$4,748NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Military Medical Research take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Military Medical Research accepted in 2025 were accepted within 185 days of submission (n = 68); the middle half took 143–247 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Military Medical Research articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 24 days of acceptance (n = 68).

Does Military Medical Research charge an article processing charge (APC)?

DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2054-9369; NLM ID 101643181; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 68 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.