Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences: review time and acceptance speed
ISSN 1364-503X · ISSN 1471-2962 · Royal Society · Physics and Astronomy
Half of the articles Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences accepted in 2025 were accepted within 109 days of submission (n = 170); the middle half took 77–162 days.
Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026
How long does Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences take to accept a paper?
| Year | Articles (n) | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Accepted <14 days | Have a revised date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 170 | 77 | 109 | 162 | — | 1.2% | 95% |
- 2026: not shown yet — a year is reported once late-indexed articles have arrived (at least 350 days after it ends).
Distribution in 2025
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| Days | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–29 | 9 | 5.3% |
| 30–59 | 17 | 10.0% |
| 60–89 | 34 | 20.0% |
| 90–119 | 31 | 18.2% |
| 120–149 | 30 | 17.6% |
| 150–179 | 19 | 11.2% |
| 180–209 | 11 | 6.5% |
| 210–239 | 6 | 3.5% |
| 240–269 | 5 | 2.9% |
| 270–299 | 4 | 2.4% |
| 300–329 | 3 | 1.8% |
| 330–359 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 360+ | 1 | 0.6% |
From acceptance to online publication
Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.
Read these numbers carefully
- Only 0% of this journal's 2025 articles in PubMed carry both a submission and an acceptance date, so these figures may not represent all of its articles.
- 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
Hybrid (subscription journal with an open-access option). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.
Institutions reported paying a median of about $2,196 per article (2023–2025, 10 reported payments in OpenAPC; converted from euros at yearly ECB average rates).
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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 DOAJ | No |
|---|---|
| Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025 | Yes |
| Retractions | 0 retracted articles among 1,495 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database. |
| Accepted within 14 days of submission | 1.2% of 2025 articles |
| Publication volume | 277 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+0% vs 2024). |
Topics and scope
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (7% of indexed topics)
- Astro and Planetary Science (6% of indexed topics)
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications (5% of indexed topics)
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5% of indexed topics)
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (5% of indexed topics)
- Climate variability and models (5% of indexed topics)
Physics and Astronomy journalsEarth and Planetary Sciences 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 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 109 days.
| Paid APC median | DOAJ | MEDLINE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Earth & Environment | 188 (2025, n = 140) | $3,690 | $3,290 (100 payments) | Yes | No |
| 中国科学通报：英文版 | 109 (2025, n = 468) | ≈$3,880 | — | No | Yes |
| Entropy | 41 (2025, n = 1,261) | ≈$3,178 | $2,373 (75 payments) | Yes | No |
| Reports on Progress in Physics | 151 (2025, n = 97) | ≈$4,680 | — | No | Yes |
No journals match these filters.
Frequently asked questions
How long does Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences take to accept a paper?
Half of the articles Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences accepted in 2025 were accepted within 109 days of submission (n = 170); the middle half took 77–162 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.
Does Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 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 1364-503X; NLM ID 101133385; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 170 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.