2025 CAS Zone 2 SCI/SSCI Journal Review-time Rankings

Which SCI/SSCI journals in 2025 CAS Zone 2 review fastest? As of 2026-10-04, 1462 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 Social Semiotics (average 9 days, median 5.5 days, 10 samples)、Gels (average 26.3 days, median 28 days, 15 samples)、mBio (average 26.8 days, median 14 days, 5 samples)、JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY (average 29.3 days, median 3.5 days, 10 samples)、RESPIROLOGY (average 31.1 days, median 18.5 days, 18 samples). Rankings are ordered by average review time.

Evidence-backed Ranking

Average Review Time: Fastest to Slowest

1507 journals in category · 1462 eligible · Showing top 20

2025 CAS Zone 2 Journal Review-time Ranking
Rank	Journals	Average days	Median days	Complete samples	2025 CAS	OA	2025 publications
1	Social Semiotics SSCI Taylor & Francis · Literature	9 days	5.5 days	10 papers	Zone 2	Non-OA	83
2	Gels SCIE MDPI · Chemistry	26.3 days	28 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	1,040
3	mBio SCIE American Society for Microbiology · Biology	26.8 days	14 days	5 papers	Zone 2 TOP	OA	844
4	JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY SCIE Wiley · Medicine	29.3 days	3.5 days	10 papers	Zone 2 TOP	Non-OA	661
5	RESPIROLOGY SCIE Wiley · Medicine	31.1 days	18.5 days	18 papers	Zone 2	Non-OA	224
6	CLINICAL CHEMISTRY SCIE Oxford · Medicine	31.2 days	13 days	5 papers	Zone 2	Non-OA	877
7	European Heart Journal-Acute Cardiovascular Care SCIE Oxford · Medicine	32.6 days	2 days	5 papers	Zone 2	Non-OA	400
8	FARADAY DISCUSSIONS SCIE Royal Society · Chemistry	33.4 days	33 days	5 papers	Zone 2	Non-OA	233
9	Agronomy-Basel SCIE MDPI · Agriculture & Forestry	34.7 days	32 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	2,931
10	Microorganisms SCIE MDPI · Biology	35.9 days	36 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	2,924
11	Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology SCIE Elsevier · Medicine	35.9 days	40.5 days	10 papers	Zone 2	OA	77
12	Horticulturae SCIE MDPI · Agriculture & Forestry	36.5 days	34 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	1,577
13	RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS SCIE Pleiades Publishing · Physics & Astrophysics	36.9 days	17.5 days	10 papers	Zone 2	Non-OA	70
14	Biomolecules SCIE MDPI · Biology	38.8 days	40 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	1,779
15	Antioxidants SCIE MDPI · Medicine	38.9 days	34 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	1,532
16	Agriculture-Basel SCIE MDPI · Agriculture & Forestry	38.9 days	43 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	2,654
17	Fractal and Fractional SCIE MDPI · Mathematics	39 days	38 days	5 papers	Zone 2	OA	829
18	CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES SCIE Oxford · Medicine	39.4 days	7 days	5 papers	Zone 2 TOP	Non-OA	724
19	Biology-Basel SCIE MDPI · Biology	39.4 days	37 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	1,868
20	Plants-Basel SCIE MDPI · Biology	39.5 days	34 days	15 papers	Zone 2	OA	3,889

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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 2 review fastest?

How many journals does this ranking cover?

This category contains 1507 target journals; 1462 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.