2025 CAS Zone 1 SCI/SSCI Journal Review-time Rankings

Which SCI/SSCI journals in 2025 CAS Zone 1 review fastest? As of 2026-10-04, 757 journals with at least 5 complete samples are ranked by average review time with paper-level evidence links.

Data updated: 2026-10-04

Direct Answer

As of 2026-10-04, among journals with at least 5 complete review records, the top five are AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS (average 8.1 days, median 6.5 days, 10 samples)、Current Forestry Reports (average 14.5 days, median 8 days, 10 samples)、CRITICAL CARE (average 21.9 days, median 9.5 days, 20 samples)、AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE (average 28 days, median 13 days, 10 samples)、Cancer Discovery (average 29 days, median 2 days, 5 samples). Rankings are ordered by average review time.

Evidence-backed Ranking

Average Review Time: Fastest to Slowest

776 journals in category · 757 eligible · Showing top 20

2025 CAS Zone 1 Journal Review-time Ranking
Rank	Journals	Average days	Median days	Complete samples	2025 CAS	OA	2025 publications
1	AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS SCIE Elsevier · Medicine	8.1 days	6.5 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	175
2	Current Forestry Reports SCIE Springer · Materials Science	14.5 days	8 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	23
3	CRITICAL CARE SCIE Springer · Medicine	21.9 days	9.5 days	20 papers	Zone 1 TOP	OA	568
4	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE SCIE Oxford · Medicine	28 days	13 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	7,593
5	Cancer Discovery SCIE American Association for Cancer Research · Medicine	29 days	2 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	401
6	JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions SCIE Elsevier · Medicine	30.3 days	22 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	920
7	European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging SCIE Oxford · Medicine	31.8 days	27 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	874
8	Cellular & Molecular Immunology SCIE Springer · Medicine	34.9 days	6 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	128
9	Bone Research SCIE Springer · Medicine	36.3 days	37.5 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	OA	105
10	Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy SCIE Springer · Physics & Astrophysics	40.2 days	38 days	15 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	264
11	MOVEMENT DISORDERS SCIE Wiley · Medicine	40.7 days	40 days	13 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	424
12	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute SCIE Oxford · Medicine	42.6 days	2 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	384
13	PLANT CELL SCIE Oxford · Biology	43 days	7 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	275
14	Communications in Transportation Research SCIE + SSCI Tsinghua University Press · Chemistry	43.6 days	47 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	OA	825
15	Redox Biology SCIE Elsevier · Biology	43.8 days	42 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	OA	498
16	Blood Advances SCIE American Society of Hematology · Medicine	43.8 days	51 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	OA	746
17	Neurospine SCIE The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society (KAMJE) · Medicine	46.6 days	52 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	OA	113
18	CANCER TREATMENT REVIEWS SCIE Elsevier · Medicine	47.6 days	48.5 days	10 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	130
19	MEDICAL EDUCATION SCIE Wiley · Education	48.8 days	27.5 days	16 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	332
20	Autophagy SCIE Landes Bioscience · Biology	49.2 days	1 days	5 papers	Zone 1 TOP	Non-OA	242

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Method

Ranking Method

Review-time definitionReview days = acceptance date − received date; publication dates are not used as substitutes.

Eligibility thresholdEach journal must have at least five papers with complete received and acceptance dates.

SortingAverage review time ascending; ties are resolved by median time, complete sample count, and journal title.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Which SCI/SSCI journals in 2025 CAS Zone 1 review fastest?

How many journals does this ranking cover?

This category contains 776 target journals; 757 meet the public ranking threshold of at least 5 complete received/accepted date records.

How are review days calculated?

Review days equal the acceptance date minus the received date; publication dates are not used as substitutes. Each journal page retains paper, DOI, PDF, and publisher-page links for verification.

Where do the CAS categories in the ranking come from?

The 2025 CAS field from the 2026 Emerging Journal master list is used first. The separate 2025 CAS source table fills gaps only when the master value is empty; missing values remain empty when both sources lack data.