Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1877-959X · ISSN 1877-9603 · Elsevier BV · Multidisciplinary

Half of the articles Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases accepted in 2025 were accepted within 129 days of submission (n = 118); the middle half took 82–168 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
129 days median
middle half 82–168 · n = 118
Acceptance → online
12 days median
middle half 6–16 · n = 118
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 138 → 129 days; 90% CI -32 to +14 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $3,220

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

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How long does Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases take to accept a paper?

days0751502253002020: middle half 106–202 days1552020n=2212021: middle half 122–255 days1702021n=1912022: middle half 117–253 days1772022n=1682023: middle half 98–220 days1382023n=1302024: middle half 89–179 days1292024n=882025: middle half 82–168 days1292025n=118
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
2025118821291680.0%100%
202488891291790.0%100%
2023130981382200.0%100%
20221681171772530.0%100%
20211911221702550.5%99%
20202211061552022861.4%98%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 0% (0 articles)030–59 days: 6% (7 articles)3060–89 days: 22% (26 articles)6090–119 days: 19% (22 articles)90120–149 days: 21% (25 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (15 articles)150180–209 days: 8% (10 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (2 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (2 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 3% (3 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 2% (2 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–2900.0%
30–5975.9%
60–892622.0%
90–1192218.6%
120–1492521.2%
150–1791512.7%
180–209108.5%
210–23921.7%
240–26921.7%
270–29932.5%
300–32932.5%
330–35910.8%
360+21.7%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2025 articles appeared online within 12 days (middle half 6–16 days, n = 118).

From submission to online publication, the median was 141 days (middle half 100–178 days, n = 118).

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: $3,220 (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 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 700 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 volume109 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (+22% vs 2024).

Topics and scope

Immunology and Microbiology journalsMedicine journalsParasitology 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 Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 129 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Journal of Medical Entomology107 (2025, n = 197)≈$4,328NoYes
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases77 (2025, n = 99)$2,750YesNo
Pathogens34 (2025, n = 1,290)≈$3,300$2,445 (90 payments)YesYes
Medical and Veterinary Entomology175 (2025, n = 83)≈$4,140NoYes
Experimental and Applied Acarology105 (2025, n = 108)≈$2,390NoYes
Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports107 (2025, n = 202)≈$2,970NoYes
Zoonoses and Public Health170 (2025, n = 56)≈$4,880NoYes
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology95 (2025, n = 70)$300YesYes
Journal of Wildlife Diseases165 (2025, n = 115)NoYes
Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases66 (2025, n = 73)≈$3,550NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases accepted in 2025 were accepted within 129 days of submission (n = 118); the middle half took 82–168 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 12 days of acceptance (n = 118).

Does Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $3,220 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1877-959X; NLM ID 101522599; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 118 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.