Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1660-3796 · ISSN 1660-3818 · Karger Publishers · Medicine

Half of the articles Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy accepted in 2023 were accepted within 119 days of submission (n = 52); the middle half took 90–162 days.

Submission → acceptance (2023)
119 days median
middle half 90–162 · n = 52
Acceptance → online
64 days median
middle half 44–88 · n = 52
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $1,820

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

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How long does Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402022: middle half 73–199 days1222022n=552023: middle half 90–162 days1192023n=52
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
202352901191620.0%0%
202255731221991.8%0%

Distribution in 2023

0–29 days: 2% (1 articles)030–59 days: 8% (4 articles)3060–89 days: 15% (8 articles)6090–119 days: 31% (16 articles)90120–149 days: 17% (9 articles)120150–179 days: 15% (8 articles)150180–209 days: 8% (4 articles)180210–239 days: 4% (2 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)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2911.9%
30–5947.7%
60–89815.4%
90–1191630.8%
120–149917.3%
150–179815.4%
180–20947.7%
210–23923.8%
240–26900.0%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+00.0%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2023 articles appeared online within 64 days (middle half 44–88 days, n = 52).

From submission to online publication, the median was 183 days (middle half 153–234 days, n = 52).

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: $1,820 (DOAJ).

Institutions reported paying a median of about $2,002 per article (2023–2025, 8 reported payments in OpenAPC; converted from euros at yearly ECB average rates).

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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)
Retractions0 retracted articles among 240 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.0% of 2023 articles
Publication volume67 articles added to PubMed in 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 2023 figures are compared with the 2023 median of Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 119 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Translational research126 (2023, n = 72)≈$4,690NoYes
Transfusion and Apheresis Science119 (2023, n = 92)≈$3,160NoYes
Transfusion Medicine164 (2023, n = 52)≈$3,700NoYes
Vox Sanguinis85 (2023, n = 144)≈$4,150NoYes
Transfusion87 (2023, n = 299)≈$4,100NoYes
Archives of Medical Research146 (2023, n = 69)≈$3,360NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy accepted in 2023 were accepted within 119 days of submission (n = 52); the middle half took 90–162 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2023 appeared online within 64 days of acceptance (n = 52).

Does Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $1,820 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1660-3796; NLM ID 101176417; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 52 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.