Journal profile · ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes
ISSN 3050-9157
AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; median 87 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 150 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Thyroid Disorders and Treatments and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.7%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine9.2%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine8.8%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine7.3%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine6.4%
- Adrenal Hormones and DisordersMedicine6%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 174 | 173 | 19 |
| 2025 | 150 | 150 | 127 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 95 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (204 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 3050-9157
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes
What CAS zone is AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 63–109 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes is indexed in ESCI.
Is AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes open access, and what is the APC?
AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .