Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Calcified Tissue International
ISSN 0171-967X · eISSN 1432-0827 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1967
Calcified Tissue International: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 83 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 149 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The journal's website announces a move to full open access: We are pleased to announce that Calcified Tissue International will become a fully open access (OA) on 1 January 2027. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Calcified Tissue International is published by Springer US 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 Bone health and osteoporosis research, Bone health and treatments and Bone Metabolism and Diseases, together about 47.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Announcement We are pleased to announce that Calcified Tissue International will become a fully open access (OA) on 1 January 2027. As a result, all submissions received from 8 September 2026 are subject to an article publication charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal (unless a waiver is applied). Please see our FAQs which can be found at the bottom of this page for more information on APCs, funding options, waivers and the journal's transition to fully open access. Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research publishes original research and reviews concerning the structure and function of bone, and other musculoskeletal tissues in living organisms and clinical studies of musculoskeletal disease. It includes studies of cell biology, molecular biology, intracellular signalling, and physiology, as well as research into the hormones, cytokines and other mediators that influence the musculoskeletal system. The journal also publishes clinical studies of relevance to bone disease, mineral metabolism, muscle function, and musculoskeletal interactions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Etienne CavalierPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 17, United Kingdom 13, Italy 8, Belgium 8, France 7 (87 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine22.4%
- Bone health and treatmentsMedicine14%
- Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
- Vitamin D Research StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Bone and Joint DiseasesMedicine4.6%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering2.8%
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 3 |
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 3 |
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: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 3.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106LetPub ·
- h-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,910OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 140LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 980,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,590 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 | 83 | 76 |
| 2025 | 149 | 83 | 358 |
| 2024 | 138 | 76 | 890 |
| 2023 | 117 | 64 | 1,241 |
| 2022 | 119 | 53 | 1,968 |
| 2021 | 149 | 89 | 3,349 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (319 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- editorialORIGINAL ARTICLES should report studies originated by the author and should contain important new information of relevance to the aims and scope of the journal.…Length not stated
- letters to the editorORIGINAL ARTICLES should report studies originated by the author and should contain important new information of relevance to the aims and scope of the journal.…Length not stated
- original articleORIGINAL ARTICLES should report studies originated by the author and should contain important new information of relevance to the aims and scope of the journal.…Length not stated
- perspectiveORIGINAL ARTICLES should report studies originated by the author and should contain important new information of relevance to the aims and scope of the journal.…Length not stated
- reviewORIGINAL ARTICLES should report studies originated by the author and should contain important new information of relevance to the aims and scope of the journal.…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship CRITERIA OF AUTHORSHIP
Authorship in Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research should be based on the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) recommendations concerning authorship (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html ). All authors are required to meet the following 4 criteria: • Substantial contrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Calcified Tissue International, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0171-967X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-0827
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Calcified Tissue International
What CAS zone is Calcified Tissue International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Calcified Tissue International is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Calcified Tissue International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.5; CiteScore 7, h-index 201.
How long does peer review take at Calcified Tissue International?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 61–119 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Calcified Tissue International?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: 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 Calcified Tissue International based?
Of the 87 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), United Kingdom (13) and Italy (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Calcified Tissue International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Calcified Tissue International 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 Calcified Tissue International open access, and what is the APC?
Calcified Tissue International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .