{"id":46923,"date":"2026-05-13T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/?p=46923"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:15:10","slug":"fast-track-vs-standard-journal-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/fast-track-vs-standard-journal-submission","title":{"rendered":"Fast-Track vs Standard Journal Submission: What\u2019s Better?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Blog Highlights<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fast-track submission\u00a0prioritizes peer review for authors wanting to publish papers in\u00a0a short time,\u00a0i.e., a few weeks rather than months.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authors\u00a0who wish to publish time-sensitive findings, especially in the medical field, often choose\u00a0fast-track submission. Even authors wanting to\u00a0submit within\u00a0deadlines for completing their PhDs can choose fast-track journal submissions.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fast-track submission process varies from journal to journal, with some journals demanding\u00a0additional\u00a0fee\u00a0for\u00a0expediting\u00a0the process.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#fast-sub-1\">What is Fast-Track Journal Submission?<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#fast-sub-2\">How Fast-Track Peer Review Works\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#fast-sub-3\">When Should Authors Choose Fast-Track Submission\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishing a research paper&nbsp;takes more time than you can&nbsp;imagine. Typically, submission to publication can be anywhere between 4 and 12 months [1]. But authors do not always have the luxury of waiting that long.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>I need to publish a paper before the end of this semester!&nbsp;What if my submitted paper&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;get&nbsp;accepted&nbsp;by then?<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>These clinical findings&nbsp;need to be&nbsp;disseminated&nbsp;faster than usual. I&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;afford to wait&nbsp;for journal editors to follow the usual process. The findings must be peer reviewed and published now!<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such scenarios are quite common, and&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;why several&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/services\/other\/journal-submission?utm_source=editageinsights&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=202605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">journals offer fast-track submission<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fast-sub-1\"><strong>What is Fast-Track Journal Submission?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In fast-track submission,&nbsp;the&nbsp;time to publication&nbsp;can range from 4 to&nbsp;12 weeks&nbsp;as opposed to the timeline&nbsp;followed&nbsp;for standard submissions, which is around 4 to 12 months, sometimes even more.&nbsp;Fast-track submission is best suited for&nbsp;publishing time-sensitive findings, like those that&nbsp;impact&nbsp;vaccination protocols&nbsp;during pandemics, policy changes during social&nbsp;emergencies, or&nbsp;cases&nbsp;that are&nbsp;impacted&nbsp;by high competition in the field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fast-sub-2\"><strong>How Fast-Track Peer Review Works<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike&nbsp;that in&nbsp;a standard submission process,&nbsp;the peer&nbsp;review is&nbsp;expedited&nbsp;in the fast-track submission process. Fast-track is sometimes referred to as&nbsp;fast&nbsp;review. In a standard submission, journal editors take weeks to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;the right peer reviewers to evaluate the submitted manuscript. But in a fast-track submission, this is done within days of submission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the fast-track process is not fixed and can vary for&nbsp;different journals. Here are a few examples.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.&nbsp;Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) publications<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>JMIR&nbsp;offers an expedited process&nbsp;of peer review for an&nbsp;additional&nbsp;fee. In what they call \u201cexpedited review processing,\u201d&nbsp;they will give you a decision on the first round of review within&nbsp;20 days&nbsp;of submission&nbsp;and payment of the fast-track fee [2].&nbsp;If accepted, your paper could&nbsp;likely be&nbsp;published within 4 weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are&nbsp;two&nbsp;important pointers for authors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Respond to any inquiries from the journal promptly. If you need the process\u00a0expedited,\u00a0support the journal editors in every way possible to achieve that.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggest\u00a0reviewers of your choice from the get-go.\u00a0Maybe 5\u00a0to 10 reviewers. This will give them\u00a0a\u00a0large pool to choose from.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.\u00a0International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Scope (IRJMS)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The fast-track&nbsp;submission rules for IRJMS&nbsp;are&nbsp;slightly different. Only if your work is&nbsp;precise and reports novel discoveries of exceptional significance will the journal accept your request for fast-tracking the submission&nbsp;[3].&nbsp;So, what should you do as an author?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly and explicitly&nbsp;describe in your cover letter why your paper deserves to be fast-tracked.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are you\u00a0promising to the editors in your research?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why does it meet the journal\u2019s fast-track requirements?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it fully submission ready and would require only minor revisions?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;submission, the editor-in-chief responds to you with a decision on whether the paper can enter the fast-track process within&nbsp;14 to&nbsp;21 days.&nbsp;The review&nbsp;(and decision)&nbsp;will then occur in the next 6 to&nbsp;8 weeks.&nbsp;If, after evaluation, your paper is accepted,&nbsp;it will be published in the subsequent&nbsp;issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important note to authors:&nbsp;<\/strong>In case&nbsp;your&nbsp;fast-track application is&nbsp;denied,&nbsp;the journal gives you&nbsp;an option&nbsp;to&nbsp;enter your manuscript in the standard review process.&nbsp;Failing to respond&nbsp;within a week will result in rejection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>Experimental Hematology<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;under Elsevier<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some journals under Elsevier also offer&nbsp;fast-track submission process. For example,&nbsp;<em>Experimental Hematology&nbsp;<\/em>can fast-track your submission on request&nbsp;but on one condition:&nbsp;your&nbsp;article&nbsp;must have been&nbsp;previously considered by other top journals&nbsp;but&nbsp;was&nbsp;not&nbsp;accepted&nbsp;[4].&nbsp;Here\u2019s&nbsp;how their process works:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Along with your submission,\u00a0share the\u00a0previous\u00a0peer review report and your responses.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The editorial board\u00a0will\u00a0convene\u00a0to\u00a0take a decision about\u00a0the review process.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depending on the outcome, your paper will be reviewed faster than regular submissions, typically within 7 to\u00a010 days.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see,&nbsp;the decision to go for fast-track submission&nbsp;is not only author-dependent but also journal-dependent.&nbsp;So&nbsp;which should you choose? Standard submission or fast-track submission?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fast-sub-3\"><strong>When Should Authors Choose Fast-Track Submission<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, know that not all journals offer this&nbsp;option. If quick&nbsp;publishing&nbsp;is&nbsp;a must&nbsp;for you,&nbsp;then&nbsp;keep that&nbsp;as a criterion&nbsp;when&nbsp;shortlisting&nbsp;your target journals.&nbsp;Here are a few scenarios where&nbsp;authors can&nbsp;choose&nbsp;fast-track submission:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For swift\u00a0dissemination.<\/strong>\u00a0If you need the article\u00a0not just accepted in a journal but published before the end of your semester, then\u00a0opt for\u00a0fast-track submission.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To publish time-sensitive results.\u00a0<\/strong>This is especially key in the field of healthcare. Any clinical findings that could\u00a0impact\u00a0decision-making in\u00a0situations\u00a0of\u00a0viral outbreaks\u00a0or pandemics\u00a0should be peer reviewed quickly and published.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Studies in\u00a0competitive\u00a0field.<\/strong>\u00a0Fast-track is also suitable for research papers in highly competitive research fields, wherein authors have the pressure of publishing\u00a0before their peers publish.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A few other factors to consider would be the cost, peer review quality, and&nbsp;quality of the paper.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the added fee is not too much of a concern\u00a0and you need your paper to be reviewed quickly, choose fast track.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some authors worry that the quality of peer review may be flawed because of the short timelines. But there is no evidence to show\u00a0this.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most fast-track submissions\u00a0require only\u00a0minimal revisions. So, if you are confident that your\u00a0paper\u00a0will not be undergoing any significant content changes, you may choose\u00a0fast-track submission.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall journal&nbsp;submission process can feel overwhelming at times.&nbsp;Whether it is&nbsp;standard&nbsp;or fast-track submission,&nbsp;Editage\u2019s<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/services\/other\/journal-submission?utm_source=editageinsights&amp;utm_medium=article-boilerplate&amp;utm_campaign=202605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Journal Article Submission Service<\/strong><\/a><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>can&nbsp;greatly simplify&nbsp;the process for you!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;Time from submission to publication varied widely for biomedical journals:&nbsp;A&nbsp;systematic review&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/03007995.2021.1905622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/03007995.2021.1905622<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. How to fast-track (expedite) a paper and what are the benefits?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.jmir.org\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115001310127-How-to-fast-track-expedite-a-paper-and-what-are-the-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/support.jmir.org\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115001310127-How-to-fast-track-expedite-a-paper-and-what-are-the-benefits<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;Fast track review process&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irjms.com\/fast-track-review-and-publication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.irjms.com\/fast-track-review-and-publication\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;Get a&nbsp;fast track&nbsp;submission&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/experimental-hematology\/about\/news\/get-a-fast-track-submission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/experimental-hematology\/about\/news\/get-a-fast-track-submission<\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog Highlights&nbsp; What is Fast-Track Journal Submission?\u00a0 How Fast-Track Peer Review Works\u00a0 When Should Authors Choose Fast-Track Submission\u00a0 Publishing a research paper&nbsp;takes more time than you can&nbsp;imagine. 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