Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1888-4415 · ISSN 1988-8856 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología accepted in 2024 were accepted within 108 days of submission (n = 139); the middle half took 65–157 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
108 days median
middle half 65–157 · n = 139
Acceptance → online
37 days median
middle half 6–172 · n = 139
Change since 2022
No clear change since 2022 (median 106 → 108 days; 90% CI -12 to +16 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,430

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

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How long does Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 61–208 days1132020n=722021: middle half 64–152 days882021n=712022: middle half 79–138 days1062022n=982023: middle half 74–162 days1072023n=1632024: middle half 65–157 days1082024n=139
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
2024139651081573.6%91%
2023163741071627.4%58%
202298791061386.1%49%
20217164881520.0%70%
202072611132080.0%92%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 5% (7 articles)030–59 days: 14% (20 articles)3060–89 days: 16% (22 articles)6090–119 days: 22% (30 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (22 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (18 articles)150180–209 days: 6% (8 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (2 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 3% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 3% (4 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2975.0%
30–592014.4%
60–892215.8%
90–1193021.6%
120–1492215.8%
150–1791812.9%
180–20985.8%
210–23921.4%
240–26900.0%
270–29921.4%
300–32942.9%
330–35900.0%
360+42.9%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2024 articles appeared online within 37 days (middle half 6–172 days, n = 139).

From submission to online publication, the median was 185 days (middle half 113–304 days, n = 139).

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). Listed APC: $1,430 (DOAJ).

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 2024Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 496 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission3.6% of 2024 articles
Publication volume145 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (-1% vs 2023).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsSurgery journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2024 figures are compared with the 2024 median of Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, 108 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma143 (2024, n = 212)≈$3,000NoNo
Orthopedic Reviews19 (2024, n = 110)$1,200YesNo
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology65 (2024, n = 321)≈$2,690NoYes
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery127 (2024, n = 523)≈$4,590NoYes
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery110 (2024, n = 122)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons130 (2024, n = 316)NoYes
Joint Diseases and Related Surgery58 (2024, n = 86)NoYes
Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research211 (2024, n = 202)≈$3,820NoYes
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology121 (2024, n = 67)$3,290$3,265 (10 payments)YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología accepted in 2024 were accepted within 108 days of submission (n = 139); the middle half took 65–157 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2024 appeared online within 37 days of acceptance (n = 139).

Does Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,430 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1888-4415; NLM ID 101477399, 101778596; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 139 articles accepted in 2024 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.