Stress and Health: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1532-2998 · ISSN 1532-3005 · Wiley · Psychology

Half of the articles Stress and Health accepted in 2025 were accepted within 178 days of submission (n = 140); the middle half took 143–261 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
178 days median
middle half 143–261 · n = 140
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 190 → 178 days; 90% CI -37 to +13 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$4,070

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

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How long does Stress and Health take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 141–245 days1812020n=922021: middle half 139–238 days1792021n=922022: middle half 130–241 days1812022n=872023: middle half 150–251 days1902023n=1352024: middle half 136–265 days1952024n=1472025: middle half 143–261 days1782025n=140
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
20251401431782610.0%100%
20241471361952650.0%100%
20231351501902510.0%99%
2022871301812410.0%100%
2021921391792380.0%100%
2020921411812450.0%100%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 0% (0 articles)3060–89 days: 4% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 12% (17 articles)90120–149 days: 13% (18 articles)120150–179 days: 23% (32 articles)150180–209 days: 9% (12 articles)180210–239 days: 9% (12 articles)210240–269 days: 12% (17 articles)240270–299 days: 8% (11 articles)270300–329 days: 4% (6 articles)300330–359 days: 2% (3 articles)330360+ days: 5% (7 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5900.0%
60–8953.6%
90–1191712.1%
120–1491812.9%
150–1793222.9%
180–209128.6%
210–239128.6%
240–2691712.1%
270–299117.9%
300–32964.3%
330–35932.1%
360+75.0%

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

  • 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 $4,070 (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 613 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 volume140 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-8% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Psychology journalsClinical Psychology 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 Stress and Health, 178 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
BMC Psychology190 (2025, n = 1,552)$2,090$1,542 (32 payments)YesYes
Psychology Research and Behavior Management109 (2025, n = 179)$4,320YesNo
Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being170 (2025, n = 115)≈$3,920NoYes
Behavioral Sciences57 (2025, n = 1,777)≈$2,689$2,128 (36 payments)YesNo
European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education59 (2025, n = 266)≈$1,711$1,636 (14 payments)YesNo
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology143 (2025, n = 117)$3,500$2,287 (8 payments)YesNo
Journal of Anxiety Disorders181 (2025, n = 77)≈$4,650NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Stress and Health take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Stress and Health accepted in 2025 were accepted within 178 days of submission (n = 140); the middle half took 143–261 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Stress and Health charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $4,070 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1532-2998; NLM ID 101089166; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 140 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.