Schizophrenia Bulletin: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0586-7614 · ISSN 1745-1701 · Oxford University Press · Medicine

Half of the articles Schizophrenia Bulletin accepted in 2025 were accepted within 137 days of submission (n = 153); the middle half took 84–176 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
137 days median
middle half 84–176 · n = 153
Acceptance → online
29 days median
middle half 24–37 · n = 52
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$4,981

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

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How long does Schizophrenia Bulletin take to accept a paper?

Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
2025153841371767.2%88%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 8% (13 articles)030–59 days: 9% (14 articles)3060–89 days: 10% (16 articles)6090–119 days: 12% (18 articles)90120–149 days: 19% (29 articles)120150–179 days: 16% (25 articles)150180–209 days: 10% (16 articles)180210–239 days: 5% (8 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (5 articles)240270–299 days: 1% (2 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (2 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (2 articles)330360+ days: 2% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–29138.5%
30–59149.2%
60–891610.5%
90–1191811.8%
120–1492919.0%
150–1792516.3%
180–2091610.5%
210–23985.2%
240–26953.3%
270–29921.3%
300–32921.3%
330–35921.3%
360+32.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 29 days (middle half 24–37 days, n = 52).

From submission to online publication, the median was 154 days (middle half 104–203 days, n = 52).

Read these numbers carefully

  • Only 47% 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

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $4,981 (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 941 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission7.2% of 2025 articles
Publication volume253 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+31% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsPsychiatry and Mental health 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 Schizophrenia Bulletin, 137 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Schizophrenia Research133 (2025, n = 275)≈$3,910NoYes
Schizophrenia108 (2025, n = 162)$4,090$3,649 (11 payments)YesNo
Schizophrenia Research Cognition91 (2025, n = 65)$3,510YesNo
Early Intervention in Psychiatry199 (2025, n = 118)≈$4,060NoYes
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica119 (2025, n = 71)≈$4,880NoYes
Annals of General Psychiatry159 (2025, n = 80)$3,090YesNo
Psychiatry Research130 (2025, n = 444)≈$4,230NoYes
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience163 (2025, n = 197)≈$2,990NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Schizophrenia Bulletin take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Schizophrenia Bulletin accepted in 2025 were accepted within 137 days of submission (n = 153); the middle half took 84–176 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Schizophrenia Bulletin articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 29 days of acceptance (n = 52).

Does Schizophrenia Bulletin charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $4,981 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0586-7614; NLM ID 0236760; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 153 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.