Journal profile · ANDROLOGY
Andrology
ISSN 2047-2919 · eISSN 2047-2927 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES
Andrology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 149 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 191 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Andrology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sperm and Testicular Function, Hormonal and reproductive studies and Reproductive Biology and Fertility, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Reproductive Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Andrology is the study of the male reproductive system and other male gender related health issues. Andrology deals with basic and clinical aspects of the male reproductive system (gonads, endocrine and accessory organs) in all species, including the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems associated with sexual development, infertility, sexual dysfunction, sex hormone action and other urological problems. In medicine, Andrology as a specialty is a recent development, as it had previously been considered a subspecialty of urology or endocrinology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANDROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Wei Yan WashingtonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 18, Italy 17, Germany 4, Argentina 4, Mainland China 3 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine23.2%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine9.5%
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine9.1%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine8.6%
- Testicular diseases and treatmentsMedicine5.9%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine5.5%
- Sexual Differentiation and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Andrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Andrology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Andrology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,350OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 163LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 173Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,244,074Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,786 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 240 | 155 | 69 |
| 2025 | 191 | 131 | 446 |
| 2024 | 256 | 190 | 1,350 |
| 2023 | 263 | 197 | 2,640 |
| 2022 | 231 | 119 | 2,920 |
| 2021 | 189 | 142 | 3,828 |
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 Crossref · to
149 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 107 days – 199 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (476 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,580 / GBP 2,060 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Case reports; Studies based on a single cell line
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- andrology and humanitiesThe Andrology and Humanities category includes scholarly articles that address broader social, cultural, ethical, historical, economic, or policy-related issues…Length not stated
- editorialMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 5
- guideline and consensusGuideline and Consensus articles present evidence-based recommendations or expert consensus statements relevant to clinical practice or research in andrology an…Length not stated
- letterformat following editorial assessment. Letters must not exceed 1,000 words and cannot include no more than 10 references. Minimum Qualmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- meta-analysisMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …Length not stated
- original articleMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …Length not stated
- original researchMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …Length not stated
- perspectivePerspectives present informed viewpoints on emerging concepts, conceptual frameworks, or future directions in andrology.Length not stated
- rapid communicationpported by robust, well-validated data. Rapid Communications must not exceed 3,000 words and should generally include no more than 50 references. Whmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- research highlightResearch Highlights provide brief summaries of selected articles published in Andrology, emphasizing their novelty, significance, and potential impact on the fi…Length not stated
- reviewMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …Length not stated
- review articleMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …Length not stated
- systematic reviewMajor Article Types Original Article Original Articles report novel clinical, psychological, psychometric, translational, or basic research based on previously …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Originality requirement Model summary
All authors must meet the following criteria: The corresponding author should provide a valid institutional email address. Email addresses from personal or commercial providers (e.g., @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @qq.com, @126.com) are typically not accepted unless the reason for using them is specified in the cover letter. The corresponding author must provide a verifiable ORCID iD. The corresponding …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures
Authors are required to disclose financial interests (e.g. employment, significant share ownership, patent rights, consultancy, research funding, etc.) in any company or institution that might benefit from their publication. All authors must provide details of any other potential competing interests of a personal nature that readers or editors might consider relevant to their publication. To preve…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Encourages Data Sharing
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
Andrology encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement in the accompanying letter and in the manuscript, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical policies compliance Model summary
All studies must comply with the Ethical Policies of Andrology and must have been conducted in accordance with internationally accepted ethical standards following appropriate ethical review and approval.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Review Process
Manuscripts must be written in English (use either British or American spelling consistently) and must be submitted online. To submit, go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/andrology. All submitted articles are subject to a triage by the editorial office, which evaluates the adherence to author instructions. Manuscripts may be returned to the authors at this stage with the request to comply with t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Duplicate publication screening Model summary
The journal employs screening procedures to identify duplicate or redundant publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Servers
Preprints considered Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of their manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2047-2919
- Electronic ISSN
- 2047-2927
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 7 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Andrology
What CAS zone is Andrology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Andrology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Andrology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Andrology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.41; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Andrology?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 149 days (interquartile range 107–199 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Andrology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Andrology based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Italy (17) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Andrology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Andrology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Andrology open access, and what is the APC?
Andrology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .