Sultan Qaboos University medical journal: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2075-051X · ISSN 2075-0528 · Sultan Qaboos University · Medicine

Half of the articles Sultan Qaboos University medical journal accepted in 2024 were accepted within 100 days of submission (n = 100); the middle half took 80–123 days.

Submission → acceptance (2024)
100 days median
middle half 80–123 · n = 100
Change since 2022
Faster than 2022: the median fell from 114 to 100 days (90% CI -25 to -4 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · No fee (DOAJ)

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

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How long does Sultan Qaboos University medical journal take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 97–147 days1202020n=1512021: middle half 97–147 days1202021n=852022: middle half 92–144 days1142022n=612023: middle half 86–138 days1072023n=872024: middle half 80–123 days1002024n=100
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
2024100801001230.0%34%
202387861071380.0%97%
202261921141440.0%100%
202185971201470.0%98%
2020151971201470.0%97%

Distribution in 2024

0–29 days: 2% (2 articles)030–59 days: 7% (7 articles)3060–89 days: 30% (30 articles)6090–119 days: 32% (32 articles)90120–149 days: 23% (23 articles)120150–179 days: 6% (6 articles)150180–209 days: 0% (0 articles)180210–239 days: 0% (0 articles)210240–269 days: 0% (0 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 0% (0 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2922.0%
30–5977.0%
60–893030.0%
90–1193232.0%
120–1492323.0%
150–17966.0%
180–20900.0%
210–23900.0%
240–26900.0%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

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

Open access (listed in DOAJ). DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

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 540 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2024 articles
Publication volume99 articles added to PubMed in 2024 (+11% vs 2023).

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 2024 figures are compared with the 2024 median of Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 100 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research118 (2024, n = 51)NoNo
Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences138 (2024, n = 100)$625YesNo
Medical Education127 (2024, n = 187)≈$5,250NoYes
Perspectives on Medical Education158 (2024, n = 63)≈$1,440$1,272 (8 payments)YesYes
The Clinical Teacher189 (2024, n = 112)≈$3,620NoYes
Advances in Medical Education and Practice114 (2024, n = 142)$3,565YesNo
Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development146 (2024, n = 176)$3,000$2,290 (9 payments)YesNo
Advances in Health Sciences Education183 (2024, n = 85)≈$3,290NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Sultan Qaboos University medical journal take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Sultan Qaboos University medical journal accepted in 2024 were accepted within 100 days of submission (n = 100); the middle half took 80–123 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Sultan Qaboos University medical journal charge an article processing charge (APC)?

DOAJ lists no article processing charge for this journal.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2075-051X; NLM ID 101519915; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 100 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.