Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest
ISSN 1841-0987 · eISSN 1843-066X · Acta Endocrinologica Foundation · ROMANIA · Quarterly · Founded 2005
Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.76; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest is published by Acta Endocrinologica Foundation and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Endocrinologica (Buc) is an international journal covering the fields of basic and clinical Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology, Reproductive Medicine, Chronobiology, Human Ethology published quarterly Acta Endocrinologica (Buc) is the official international journal of the Romanian Society for Endocrinology. It continues the former Romanian Journal of Endocrinology
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine10.5%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine9.8%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.2%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic TumorsMedicine5.8%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine5.5%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine4.9%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.76LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 42 | 1 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 79 |
| 2023 | 92 | 88 | 169 |
| 2022 | 94 | 93 | 371 |
| 2021 | 95 | 86 | 511 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Publisher
- Acta Endocrinologica Foundation
- Country or region
- ROMANIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1841-0987
- Electronic ISSN
- 1843-066X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest
What CAS zone is Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism. 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.
What is the impact factor of Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.76; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Endocrinologica-Bucharest is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .