Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 2040-6223 · ISSN 2040-6231 · SAGE Publishing · Medicine

Half of the articles Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease accepted in 2023 were accepted within 171 days of submission (n = 76); the middle half took 127–215 days.

Submission → acceptance (2023)
171 days median
middle half 127–215 · n = 76
Acceptance → online
39 days median
middle half 34–51 · n = 76
Change since 2021
Slower than 2021: the median rose from 110 to 171 days (90% CI +39 to +83 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,950

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

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How long does Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 83–167 days1252020n=892021: middle half 78–157 days1102021n=1102022: middle half 106–175 days1332022n=1152023: middle half 127–215 days1712023n=76
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
2023761271712150.0%0%
20221151061331750.0%0%
2021110781101572.7%0%
202089831251670.0%0%

Distribution in 2023

0–29 days: 1% (1 articles)030–59 days: 1% (1 articles)3060–89 days: 7% (5 articles)6090–119 days: 13% (10 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (12 articles)120150–179 days: 16% (12 articles)150180–209 days: 16% (12 articles)180210–239 days: 12% (9 articles)210240–269 days: 5% (4 articles)240270–299 days: 4% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 5% (4 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 3% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2911.3%
30–5911.3%
60–8956.6%
90–1191013.2%
120–1491215.8%
150–1791215.8%
180–2091215.8%
210–239911.8%
240–26945.3%
270–29933.9%
300–32945.3%
330–35911.3%
360+22.6%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2023 articles appeared online within 39 days (middle half 34–51 days, n = 76).

From submission to online publication, the median was 223 days (middle half 165–271 days, n = 76).

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: $2,950 (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 2023None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions1 retracted article among 390 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (2.56 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2023 articles
Publication volume78 articles added to PubMed in 2023 (-37% vs 2022).

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 2023 figures are compared with the 2023 median of Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 171 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Advances in Therapy60 (2023, n = 318)≈$4,790NoYes
Drugs in Context83 (2023, n = 57)≈$2,697YesNo
Rheumatology and Therapy62 (2023, n = 98)$7,675YesNo
Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity79 (2023, n = 366)$4,320YesNo
Journal of Clinical Medicine Research49 (2023, n = 59)NoNo
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications96 (2023, n = 133)≈$3,760NoYes
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal113 (2023, n = 71)$500YesYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease accepted in 2023 were accepted within 171 days of submission (n = 76); the middle half took 127–215 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2023 appeared online within 39 days of acceptance (n = 76).

Does Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,950 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 2040-6223; NLM ID 101532140; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 76 articles accepted in 2023 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.