Adis Premier Journals
Adis Premier Journals are essential reading for healthcare specialists and researchers with a focus on drugs, devices and other interventions.
The journals command a large global readership with strong metrics, including high Impact Factores and CiteScores, and large download numbers.
Adis Premier Journals offer competitive publication timelines, Springer OpenChoice or open access options, and accelerated publication by prior arrangement.
An exceptional portfolio of internationally peer-reviewed journals focusing on definitive reviews and original research in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences
Key features
Quick review to publication
Premier Journals provide peer review in 4-6 weeks and bring your article from acceptance to publication in 3-4 weeks
Open Access Options
Springer OpenChoice and open access options ensure increased visibility. Your article is freely available online.
Flexible submission pathways
Manuscript transfer service: submissions that are not suitable for the initial target journal can be internally transferred to other Adis Journals or be handled by the Springer Nature Transfer Desk.
Editorial excellence
Expert Editors-in-Chief with advanced competency in a range of disciplines, including clinical trials, pharmacokinetics, pharmacovigilance and drug safety, health economics and outcomes, and therapeutic area expertise.
Enhanced article features
Full range of electronic supplementary information can be linked to each article to accommodate information that is important but not essential to the article.
Many of our journals are leaders in their respective fields, including Drugs, PharmacoEconomics, Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Drug Safety
The Adis VIP Service is available for manuscripts submitted to Adis Premier Journals and offers accelerated publication by prior arrangement*.
Submission to first decision in 15 days (guaranteed).
Submission to publication in as little as 30 days**.
Our in-house Adis VIP Service staff will escort your manuscript through each step, providing full support to guide your article from submission to publication.
Key features
Accelerated Publication
30 days from submission to publication. **
This includes:
First decision given in 15 days. Additional resources allocated to expedite in-house processes
- 1 week for authors to respond to peer review comments
- 24 hours for other required author tasks such as review of page proofs
- If requested, DOI assigned within 48 hours of the paper being accepted for publication
Pre-submission assessment
Confirms suitability for the target journal and then develops a customised publication timeline for your article.
Rigorous peer review
The Adis VIP Service provides the same rigorous peer review as is conducted for papers submitted via the standard Adis Premier Journal pathway†.
Personal service for authors
Personal Adis VIP Service support from a dedicated journal staff member is provided at every step.
Priority publication
The accepted article will be given priority and published in the next issue of the journal.
* An administrative fee applies to all papers published using the Adis VIP service.
** Online publication can be achieved in as little as 30 days, depending on the timely and adequate revision of the draft manuscript.
† Standard journal process times (no processing fee): peer review 4 - 6 weeks, acceptance to online publication ~3 weeks.




















