Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0939-4753 · ISSN 1590-3729 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases accepted in 2025 were accepted within 140 days of submission (n = 315); the middle half took 95–189 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
140 days median
middle half 95–189 · n = 315
Acceptance → online
4 days median
middle half 2–7 · n = 315
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 133 → 140 days; 90% CI -4 to +18 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$3,000

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

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How long does Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 75–170 days1242020n=3302021: middle half 87–166 days1272021n=3242022: middle half 93–183 days1282022n=2842023: middle half 96–176 days1332023n=3062024: middle half 83–181 days1302024n=2882025: middle half 95–189 days1402025n=315
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
2025315951401892720.3%98%
2024288831301812390.4%99%
2023306961331762320.0%99%
2022284931281832231.1%98%
2021324871271662062.5%98%
2020330751241702213.0%97%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles26297141188
Reviews5284140195

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 2% (5 articles)030–59 days: 8% (24 articles)3060–89 days: 13% (41 articles)6090–119 days: 16% (50 articles)90120–149 days: 17% (53 articles)120150–179 days: 15% (48 articles)150180–209 days: 12% (37 articles)180210–239 days: 5% (15 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (9 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (11 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (6 articles)330360+ days: 4% (12 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2951.6%
30–59247.6%
60–894113.0%
90–1195015.9%
120–1495316.8%
150–1794815.2%
180–2093711.7%
210–239154.8%
240–26992.9%
270–299113.5%
300–32941.3%
330–35961.9%
360+123.8%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 4 days (middle half 2–7 days, n = 315).

From submission to online publication, the median was 146 days (middle half 99–194 days, n = 315).

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 $3,000 (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 1,549 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.3% of 2025 articles
Publication volume306 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-4% 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 Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 140 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Lipids in Health and Disease85 (2025, n = 405)$3,090YesYes
Nutrition and Diabetes272 (2025, n = 53)$4,090YesYes
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome95 (2025, n = 490)$2,990YesNo
Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews212 (2025, n = 78)≈$4,450NoYes
Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity111 (2025, n = 369)$4,320YesNo
Cardiovascular Diabetology65 (2025, n = 474)$4,490$3,537 (16 payments)YesYes
Nutrition & Metabolism133 (2025, n = 169)$3,690YesNo
European Journal of Clinical Investigation72 (2025, n = 167)≈$4,100NoYes
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome105 (2025, n = 55)No fee (DOAJ)YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases accepted in 2025 were accepted within 140 days of submission (n = 315); the middle half took 95–189 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 4 days of acceptance (n = 315).

Does Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $3,000 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0939-4753; NLM ID 9111474; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 315 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.