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Fastest review journals by field

Computer Science268 journals · fastest 24 daysEngineering592 journals · fastest 12 daysElectrical and Electronic Engineering140 journals · fastest 40 daysMechanical Engineering162 journals · fastest 16 daysCivil Engineering136 journals · fastest 12 daysChemical Engineering84 journals · fastest 40 daysMaterials Science289 journals · fastest 15 daysPhysics240 journals · fastest 6 daysChemistry263 journals · fastest 25 daysMathematics and Statistics346 journals · fastest 23 daysEnergy93 journals · fastest 33 daysEnvironmental Science and Ecology326 journals · fastest 54 daysEarth Sciences287 journals · fastest 20 daysLife Sciences and Biology759 journals · fastest 14 daysAgriculture and Food Science279 journals · fastest 5 daysMedicine1,411 journals · fastest 3 daysPharmacy and Pharmacology213 journals · fastest 3 daysNursing and Public Health308 journals · fastest 9 daysBusiness and Management239 journals · fastest 4 daysEconomics and Finance230 journals · fastest 15 daysEducation258 journals · fastest 5 daysPsychology and Psychiatry364 journals · fastest 18 daysSocial Sciences626 journals · fastest 4 daysArts and Humanities342 journals · fastest 4 days

By subject category

Quick answerAcross 6,744 journals that publish their review dates, the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days. Choose your subject below to see which journals in it accept papers fastest.
Subject categoryJournalsFastest journalIts median
Acoustics6Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine6 days
Agricultural Economics & Policy10Agribusiness184 days
Agricultural Engineering3Journal of Biosystems Engineering104 days
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science19Journal of Animal Science and Technology78 days
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary19Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture80 days
Agronomy46Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution56 days
Allergy12Current Allergy and Asthma Reports42 days
Anatomy & Morphology14Anatomy & Cell Biology75 days
Andrology6The World Journal of Men s Health62 days
Anesthesiology32Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia8 days
Anthropology42Cultural Studies25 days
Archaeology30Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania80 days
Architecture12Vernacular Architecture4 days
Area Studies40Safundi8 days
Art10Photography and Culture128 days
Asian Studies9Korean Journal of Medical History50 days
Astronomy & Astrophysics28Astronomy Letters35 days
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology10Eon'eo cheong'gag jang'ae yeon'gu/Communication sciences & disorders56 days
Automation & Control Systems27Automation and Remote Control75 days
Behavioral Sciences24Journal of Comparative Physiology A99 days
Biochemical Research Methods37Journal of Fluorescence57 days
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology137Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics20 days
Biodiversity Conservation24Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine82 days
Biology35Biocell80 days
Biophysics27Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics20 days
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology74Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology59 days
Business79Management & Marketing43 days
Business, Finance66International Insolvency Review70 days
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System83Die Kardiologie12 days
Cell & Tissue Engineering13Current Stem Cell Reports64 days
Cell Biology91HLA14 days
Chemistry, Analytical42Journal of Fluorescence57 days
Chemistry, Applied28Molecular Diversity64 days
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear17Journal of Structural Chemistry25 days
Chemistry, Medicinal32EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry54 days
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary76Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry36 days
Chemistry, Organic18Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry26 days
Chemistry, Physical57Journal of Structural Chemistry25 days
Clinical Neurology121Neurointervention35 days
Communication43Communication Education5 days
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence72AI Magazine77 days
Computer Science, Cybernetics11CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction97 days
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture17Journal of Optical Communications and Networking102 days
Computer Science, Information Systems73Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences66 days
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications54Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis24 days
Computer Science, Software Engineering48Programming and Computer Software32 days
Computer Science, Theory & Methods55Constraints78 days
Construction & Building Technology35Bauphysik12 days
Criminology & Penology38Journal of Criminal Justice Education90 days
Critical Care Medicine16Critical Care51 days
Crystallography13Crystallography Reports23 days
Cultural Studies19Cultural Studies25 days
Demography18China Population and Development Studies116 days
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine66Evidence-Based Dentistry25 days
Dermatology40Die Dermatologie28 days
Development Studies33Development and Change43 days
Developmental Biology16Russian Journal of Developmental Biology75 days
Ecology85Contemporary Problems of Ecology57 days
Economics182Economic Record15 days
Education & Educational Research219Communication Education5 days
Education, Scientific Disciplines30Academic Medicine14 days
Education, Special17Support for Learning87 days
Electrochemistry15Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology56 days
Emergency Medicine20Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports32 days
Endocrinology & Metabolism75Journal für Endokrinologie Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel12 days
Energy & Fuels49Transactions of Tianjin University50 days
Engineering, Aerospace19Cosmic Research58 days
Engineering, Biomedical47Biomedical Microdevices70 days
Engineering, Chemical48Membranes and Membrane Technologies43 days
Engineering, Civil72Beton- und Stahlbetonbau30 days
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic85Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics40 days
Engineering, Environmental29Water Environment Research79 days
Engineering, Geological27Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology61 days
Engineering, Industrial19Frontiers of Engineering Management126 days
Engineering, Manufacturing25Advanced Manufacturing Polymer & Composites Science50 days
Engineering, Marine5Ship Technology Research88 days
Engineering, Mechanical48Journal of Tribology16 days
Engineering, Multidisciplinary40Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences63 days
Engineering, Ocean5Marine Georesources and Geotechnology79 days
Entomology34Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology71 days
Environmental Sciences151ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH54 days
Environmental Studies56Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law121 days
Ergonomics11Footwear Science47 days
Ethics33International Journal of Ethics Education58 days
Ethnic Studies12Journal of Multicultural Discourses102 days
Evolutionary Biology25Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology52 days
Family Studies27Family Court Review4 days
Film, Radio, Television6Studies In Australasian Cinema144 days
Fisheries20Journal of Ichthyology58 days
Food Science & Technology55Preventive Nutrition and Food Science56 days
Forestry25Current Forestry Reports5 days
Gastroenterology & Hepatology60Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics8 days
Genetics & Heredity96Russian Journal of Genetics38 days
Geochemistry & Geophysics39Seismic Instruments43 days
Geography62Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography23 days
Geography, Physical23Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis88 days
Geology18Economic and Environmental Geology41 days
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary87Doklady Earth Sciences31 days
Geriatrics & Gerontology26Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international43 days
Gerontology17Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation20 days
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology40Challenges in Sustainability33 days
Health Care Sciences & Services50Academic Medicine14 days
Health Policy & Services46Journal of Community Health9 days
Hematology42The Egyptian Journal of Haematology8 days
History38Journal of Religious History4 days
History & Philosophy Of Science36Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences29 days
History Of Social Sciences11Labor History54 days
Horticulture13Applied Fruit Science86 days
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism38International Journal of Tourism Cities113 days
Humanities, Multidisciplinary32The Journal of American Culture22 days
Imaging Science & Photographic Technology15Journal of Real-Time Image Processing101 days
Immunology72HLA14 days
Industrial Relations & Labor12Labor History54 days
Infectious Diseases42Aids Reviews21 days
Information Science & Library Science20Cataloging & Classification Quarterly100 days
Instruments & Instrumentation19Measurement Techniques63 days
Integrative & Complementary Medicine12Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur28 days
International Relations35China International Strategy Review31 days
Language & Linguistics47English Studies at NBU34 days
Law39Family Court Review4 days
Limnology12Journal of Freshwater Ecology68 days
Linguistics50Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development79 days
Literature13Zeitschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik94 days
Logic7Logica Universalis39 days
Management95Journal of Leadership Studies4 days
Marine & Freshwater Biology43Journal of Fish Diseases65 days
Materials Science, Biomaterials17Smart Medicine70 days
Materials Science, Ceramics12Journal of Electroceramics86 days
Materials Science, Characterization, Testing15Beton- und Stahlbetonbau30 days
Materials Science, Coatings & Films3Transactions of the IMF80 days
Materials Science, Composites11Beton- und Stahlbetonbau30 days
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary146Journal of Superhard Materials15 days
Materials Science, Paper & Wood6Wood Material Science and Engineering83 days
Materials Science, Textiles8Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology70 days
Mathematical & Computational Biology27SAR and QSAR in environmental research58 days
Mathematics128Lobachevskii Journal of Mathematics23 days
Mathematics, Applied112Journal of Pseudo-Differential Operators and Applications81 days
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications52Cybernetics and Systems Analysis33 days
Mechanics60Fluid Dynamics25 days
Medical Ethics9Asian Bioethics Review83 days
Medical Informatics14Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice102 days
Medical Laboratory Technology10Therapeutic Drug Monitoring79 days
Medicine, General & Internal70Journal of Korean Medical Association28 days
Medicine, Legal9Rechtsmedizin59 days
Medicine, Research & Experimental65Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine36 days
Medieval & Renaissance Studies7Early Medieval Europe137 days
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering36Russian Metallurgy (Metally)29 days
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences45Weather26 days
Microbiology65mBio27 days
Microscopy3Ultrastructural Pathology61 days
Mineralogy9Petrology58 days
Mining & Mineral Processing9Journal of Mining Science57 days
Multidisciplinary Sciences39Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis16 days
Music4Journal of Mathematics and Music154 days
Mycology9Mycobiology68 days
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology47Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures31 days
Neuroimaging4Journal of Neuroimaging76 days
Neurosciences126The Journal of Headache and Pain50 days
Nuclear Science & Technology13Atomic Energy91 days
Nursing65Nurse Educator16 days
Nutrition & Dietetics35Preventive Nutrition and Food Science56 days
Obstetrics & Gynecology52Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey4 days
Oceanography25Oceanology78 days
Oncology125Anti-Cancer Drugs3 days
Operations Research & Management Science51Criminal Justice Studies78 days
Ophthalmology39Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society46 days
Optics45Optics and Spectroscopy35 days
Ornithology7Emu - Austral Ornithology150 days
Orthopedics47International Orthopaedics26 days
Otorhinolaryngology23Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine37 days
Paleontology13Paleontological Journal34 days
Parasitology11Current Tropical Medicine Reports56 days
Pathology36HLA14 days
Pediatrics64Pädiatrie & Pädologie14 days
Peripheral Vascular Diseases35Gefässchirurgie42 days
Pharmacology & Pharmacy157Anti-Cancer Drugs3 days
Philosophy47Philosophical Investigations48 days
Physics, Applied55Technical Physics Letters27 days
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical11Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures31 days
Physics, Condensed Matter28Physics and Chemistry of Liquids59 days
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas14Fluid Dynamics25 days
Physics, Mathematical16Russian Journal of Mathematical Physics14 days
Physics, Multidisciplinary34Physics of Wave Phenomena18 days
Physics, Nuclear3Physics of Atomic Nuclei59 days
Physics, Particles & Fields10Physics of Atomic Nuclei59 days
Physiology43Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology52 days
Plant Sciences105Plant Signaling & Behavior47 days
Political Science88Australian Journal of Politics & History37 days
Polymer Science40Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A40 days
Primary Health Care8Korean Journal of Family Medicine86 days
Psychiatry96Annals of Indian Psychiatry18 days
Psychology23International Journal of Eating Disorders96 days
Psychology, Applied36Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development48 days
Psychology, Biological5Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science64 days
Psychology, Clinical65Die Psychotherapie79 days
Psychology, Development38Adolescent Research Review101 days
Psychology, Educational27Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early Intervention160 days
Psychology, Experimental35Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition116 days
Psychology, Mathematical5British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology219 days
Psychology, Multidisciplinary52Journal of Poetry Therapy60 days
Psychology, Psychoanalysis7Forum der Psychoanalyse74 days
Psychology, Social27Deviant Behavior128 days
Public Administration28Canadian Public Administration112 days
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health134Journal of Community Health9 days
Quantum Science & Technology10Advanced Quantum Technologies101 days
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging72Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine6 days
Regional & Urban Planning25Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy130 days
Rehabilitation55Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation20 days
Religion22Journal of Religious History4 days
Remote Sensing31KOREAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING20 days
Reproductive Biology17Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences76 days
Respiratory System37Zeitschrift für Pneumologie26 days
Rheumatology19Rheumatology International45 days
Robotics18IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics102 days
Social Issues17Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation119 days
Social Sciences, Biomedical23Journal of Cancer Survivorship96 days
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary49International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique62 days
Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods27Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal99 days
Social Work36Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought135 days
Sociology53American Journal of Economics and Sociology31 days
Soil Science21Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science82 days
Spectroscopy17Optics and Spectroscopy35 days
Sport Sciences27Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review72 days
Statistics & Probability75Korean Journal of Applied Statistics47 days
Substance Abuse20Tobacco Induced Diseases66 days
Surgery95Journal of Craniofacial Surgery20 days
Telecommunications32Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics40 days
Theater5Shakespeare151 days
Thermodynamics24International Journal of Thermophysics38 days
Toxicology46SAR and QSAR in environmental research58 days
Transplantation13Transplant Infectious Disease62 days
Transportation17Journal of Transportation Security65 days
Transportation Science & Technology18International Journal of Automotive Technology106 days
Tropical Medicine11Current Tropical Medicine Reports56 days
Urban Studies21Journal of Urban Design136 days
Urology & Nephrology51The Journal of Urology3 days
Veterinary Sciences44Journal of Fish Diseases65 days
Virology15Journal of Virology60 days
Water Resources57npj Clean Water69 days
Women'S Studies16Asian Journal of Women s Studies142 days
Zoology48Journal of Ichthyology58 days
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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 28 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

How long does peer review take?

Across 6,744 journals that deposit review dates in Crossref, the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days. It varies widely by field and journal, from a few weeks to many months, and it includes every revision round.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 28 October 2026.

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