Yonsei Medical Journal: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0513-5796 · ISSN 1976-2437 · Yonsei University College of Medicine · Medicine

Half of the articles Yonsei Medical Journal accepted in 2025 were accepted within 125 days of submission (n = 106); the middle half took 81–180 days.

Submission → acceptance (2025)
125 days median
middle half 81–180 · n = 106
Change since 2023
No clear change since 2023 (median 109 → 125 days; 90% CI -3 to +34 days).
Open access · fees
Open access (DOAJ) · $700

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

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How long does Yonsei Medical Journal take to accept a paper?

days0601201802402020: middle half 56–125 days842020n=1382021: middle half 69–147 days1022021n=1632022: middle half 64–138 days982022n=1122023: middle half 63–150 days1092023n=1072024: middle half 85–176 days1402024n=1052025: middle half 81–180 days1252025n=106
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
2025106811251800.9%100%
2024105851401762.9%98%
2023107631091500.9%100%
202211264981380.0%98%
2021163691021471.8%99%
202013856841252.9%97%

Distribution in 2025

0–29 days: 4% (4 articles)030–59 days: 9% (10 articles)3060–89 days: 13% (14 articles)6090–119 days: 19% (20 articles)90120–149 days: 16% (17 articles)120150–179 days: 13% (14 articles)150180–209 days: 13% (14 articles)180210–239 days: 5% (5 articles)210240–269 days: 3% (3 articles)240270–299 days: 3% (3 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 1% (1 articles)330360+ days: 1% (1 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
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DaysArticlesShare
0–2943.8%
30–59109.4%
60–891413.2%
90–1192018.9%
120–1491716.0%
150–1791413.2%
180–2091413.2%
210–23954.7%
240–26932.8%
270–29932.8%
300–32900.0%
330–35910.9%
360+10.9%

From acceptance to online publication

Not enough articles with both an acceptance date and an online publication date to measure the time to online publication.

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: $700 (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 2025Yes
Retractions1 retracted article among 587 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (1.70 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission0.9% of 2025 articles
Publication volume113 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 Yonsei Medical Journal, 125 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
Korean Circulation Journal106 (2025, n = 95)NoNo
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging122 (2025, n = 77)≈$5,000NoYes
Journal of the American College of Cardiology45 (2025, n = 428)≈$7,166NoYes
Journal of Cardiology104 (2025, n = 153)≈$3,000NoYes
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging93 (2025, n = 250)≈$3,390NoYes
Heart and Vessels93 (2025, n = 94)≈$2,790NoYes
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders109 (2025, n = 990)$3,290$2,258 (11 payments)YesYes
IJC Heart & Vasculature67 (2025, n = 222)$3,400$2,720 (11 payments)YesNo
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine90 (2025, n = 457)$2,200$2,199 (9 payments)YesNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Yonsei Medical Journal take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Yonsei Medical Journal accepted in 2025 were accepted within 125 days of submission (n = 106); the middle half took 81–180 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

Does Yonsei Medical Journal charge an article processing charge (APC)?

Listed APC: $700 (DOAJ).

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0513-5796; NLM ID 0414003; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 106 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.