Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Annales d Endocrinologie
ISSN 0003-4266 · eISSN 2213-3941 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Bimonthly · Founded 1939
Annales d Endocrinologie: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 92 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 730 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales d Endocrinologie is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annales d'Endocrinologie, mouthpiece of the French Society of Endocrinology (SFE), publishes reviews, articles and case reports (Letter to the Editor) coming from clinical, therapeutic and fundamental research with an immediate relevant impact on clinical outcomes in endocrinology and metabolic diseases. Every year, it carries a position paper by a work-group of French-language experts in endocrinology, on an endocrine pathology chosen by the Society's Scientific Committee. The journal is also the organ of the Society's annual Congress, publishing a summary of the symposia, communications and posters. It also includes high levels updated reviews named "Les Essentiels" every year. Finally, The Annales d’Endocrinologie publish the high-level instructional courses delivered during the Henri-Pierre Klotz International Endocrinology Days. The Annales is a window on the world, keeping alert clinicians up to date on what is going on in diagnosis and treatment in all the areas of our specialty. With a stable impact factor around 3 over the last few years, The Annales d’Endocrinologie now represents an important player in the national and international field of endocrinology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Frédéric CastinettiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 19, Belgium 4 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine13.9%
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic TumorsMedicine7.9%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine4.9%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine4.8%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Adrenal Hormones and DisordersMedicine4.6%
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 | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus
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
- 3.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 601OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 106 | 52 | 22 |
| 2025 | 730 | 53 | 234 |
| 2024 | 669 | 622 | 311 |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 64 | 623 |
| 2022 | 321 | 43 | 769 |
| 2021 | 977 | 70 | 400 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 33 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 128 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (205 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,390 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,710 / JPY 420,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,810 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- editorialThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- opinionThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- original articleThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- reviewThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- review articleThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
- short reviewThe authors should indicate the category of their manuscript as a numbered Word file (PDF format is not allowed for text and tables). However, the Editorial Boa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1939
- ISSN
- 0003-4266
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-3941
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales d Endocrinologie
What CAS zone is Annales d Endocrinologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annales d Endocrinologie is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annales d Endocrinologie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.25; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Annales d Endocrinologie?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 33–153 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Annales d Endocrinologie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Annales d Endocrinologie based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (19) and Belgium (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annales d Endocrinologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales d Endocrinologie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annales d Endocrinologie open access, and what is the APC?
Annales d Endocrinologie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .