Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1758-8340 · ISSN 1758-8359 · SAGE Publishing · Medicine

Half of the articles Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 118 days of submission (n = 271); the middle half took 93–151 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
118 days median
middle half 93–151 · n = 271
Acceptance → online
38 days median
middle half 31–52 · n = 274
Change since 2023
Faster than 2023: the median fell from 146 to 118 days (90% CI -41 to -15 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $2,800

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 Medical Oncology take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 105–180 days1332020n=2372021: middle half 88–153 days1092021n=1462022: middle half 96–169 days1302022n=1802023: middle half 106–190 days1462023n=1942024: middle half 99–177 days1282024n=2112025: middle half 93–151 days1182025n=271
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
2025271931181511930.0%0%
2024211991281772110.0%0%
20231941061461900.0%0%
2022180961301690.0%0%
2021146881091531.4%0%
20202371051331802490.0%0%

Research articles vs reviews (2025)

Typen25th pctMedian75th pct
Research articles20091118146
Reviews5995127166

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 4% (12 articles)3060–89 days: 19% (52 articles)6090–119 days: 28% (75 articles)90120–149 days: 23% (63 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (34 articles)150180–209 days: 5% (14 articles)180210–239 days: 3% (8 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (7 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (1 articles)270300–329 days: 1% (2 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 1% (3 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–59124.4%
60–895219.2%
90–1197527.7%
120–1496323.2%
150–1793412.5%
180–209145.2%
210–23983.0%
240–26972.6%
270–29910.4%
300–32920.7%
330–35900.0%
360+31.1%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 38 days (middle half 31–52 days, n = 274).

From submission to online publication, the median was 161 days (middle half 131–199 days, n = 271).

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: $2,800 (DOAJ).

OpenAPC has fewer than 5 reported payments for this journal in 2023–2025, so no typical amount is shown.

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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 2025None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 1,029 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 volume266 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+17% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Medicine journalsOncology journalsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 118 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Annals of Oncology78 (2025, n = 127)≈$5,080NoYes
ESMO Open98 (2025, n = 323)$4,310YesYes
Clinical Medicine Insights Oncology138 (2025, n = 64)$2,650YesNo
The Oncologist135 (2025, n = 399)$3,668$3,741 (12 payments)YesYes
Cancer Treatment and Research Communications131 (2025, n = 215)$2,940YesYes
World Journal of Clinical Oncology96 (2025, n = 218)NoNo
Oncology and Therapy72 (2025, n = 76)$7,675YesNo
Clinical & Translational Oncology65 (2025, n = 349)≈$4,690NoYes
JTO Clinical and Research Reports113 (2025, n = 113)$2,000YesNo
Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy97 (2025, n = 65)$2,000YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology accepted in 2025 were accepted within 118 days of submission (n = 271); the middle half took 93–151 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 38 days of acceptance (n = 274).

Does Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $2,800 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1758-8340; NLM ID 101510808; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 271 articles accepted in 2025 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: accepted before received 3.

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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.