Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 1043-2760 · ISSN 1879-3061 · Elsevier BV · Medicine

Half of the articles Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism accepted in 2025 were accepted within 72 days of submission (n = 93); the middle half took 40–112 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
72 days median
middle half 40–112 · n = 93
Acceptance → online
26 days median
middle half 23–30 · n = 93
Change since 2023
Slower than 2023: the median rose from 50 to 72 days (90% CI +8 to +36 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · ≈$7,030

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

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How long does Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism take to accept a paper?

days045901351802020: middle half 65–119 days972020n=832021: middle half 31–74 days512021n=962022: middle half 49–93 days802022n=622023: middle half 35–82 days502023n=1012024: middle half 30–77 days522024n=1562025: middle half 40–112 days722025n=93
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
202593407211210.8%98%
202415630527710.9%97%
20231013550825.9%92%
2022624980931.6%87%
20219631517412.5%78%
20208365971193.6%88%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 22% (20 articles)030–59 days: 18% (17 articles)3060–89 days: 22% (20 articles)6090–119 days: 18% (17 articles)90120–149 days: 9% (8 articles)120150–179 days: 10% (9 articles)150180–209 days: 0% (0 articles)180210–239 days: 2% (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
0–292021.5%
30–591718.3%
60–892021.5%
90–1191718.3%
120–14988.6%
150–17999.7%
180–20900.0%
210–23922.2%
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 2025 articles appeared online within 26 days (middle half 23–30 days, n = 93).

From submission to online publication, the median was 100 days (middle half 68–139 days, n = 93).

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

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). Listed APC: about $7,030 (as reported by OpenAlex).

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 DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2025Yes
Retractions0 retracted articles among 508 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (0.00 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission10.8% of 2025 articles
Publication volume98 articles added to PubMed in 2025 (-36% vs 2024).

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 2025 figures are compared with the 2025 median of Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 72 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology111 (2025, n = 145)≈$3,510NoYes
Metabolism114 (2025, n = 155)≈$5,340NoYes
Molecular Metabolism71 (2025, n = 200)$4,560$3,579 (17 payments)YesYes
Journal of Endocrinology141 (2025, n = 61)NoYes
Cell Metabolism223 (2025, n = 163)≈$10,400NoYes
Nature Metabolism276 (2025, n = 141)≈$12,690NoYes
Hormone Research in Paediatrics100 (2025, n = 106)NoYes

Frequently asked questions

How long does Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism accepted in 2025 were accepted within 72 days of submission (n = 93); the middle half took 40–112 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2025 appeared online within 26 days of acceptance (n = 93).

Does Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: about $7,030 (as reported by OpenAlex).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 1043-2760; NLM ID 9001516; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 93 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.