Publishing times

Average publication times from receipt for all Royal Society journals.

Our journals achieve fast publication times without compromising stringent peer review (median times).

Journal Receipt to first decision Receipt to online publication Final decision to online publication
Open Biology 31 days 117 days 36 days
Proceedings B 18 days 96 days 29 days
Biology Letters 26 days 102 days 35 days
Interface   6 days 139 days 27 days
Proceedings A 32 days 119 days 34 days
Royal Society Open Science 34 days 173 days 25 days

Notes

The average receipt to first decision time includes papers decided (a) on the basis of assessment by the Editorial Board and editors and (b) on the basis of assessment by the Editorial Board and editors in combination with external refereeing. Please be aware that times are dependent on availability of editors and peer reviewers, and these are a guide only.
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