Nature Medicine
Springer Nature
Primary Field
Medicine
ISSN Number
1546-170X
Publish Time
25 weeks
Impact Score
757 H-Index
Annual Volume
16.2k papers
Last Verified
Apr 5, 2026
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Nature Medicine currently has an estimated total publication timeline of about 25 weeks, including roughly 21 weeks for peer review and 4 weeks for production. Use this as a planning estimate rather than a guarantee.
Is Nature Medicine considered fast or slow for Medicine?↓
Nature Medicine can be compared against other Medicine journals using its total estimated timeline, H-Index, and annual volume. Whether it feels fast or slow depends on your field norms, revision rounds, and how urgent your submission timeline is.
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