Journal profile · ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
ISSN 1534-8644 · eISSN 2948-2445 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 4,490; median 80 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism is published by Springer Nature 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 Bone health and osteoporosis research, Bone health and treatments and Bone Metabolism and Diseases, together about 44.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical & Translational Metabolism is an international journal aimed at integrating new research from clinical and translational science in all areas of metabolism. In addition to classical aspects of metabolism such as the biochemical and physiological processes that underlie metabolism, energy homeostasis, and the regulation of nutrient balance, the journal also seeks to highlight advances in the integration of these areas in the broader context of whole organism physiology and clinical medicine from areas such as cancer, mitochondrial diseases, cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health, endocrinology, and regenerative medicine. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: Energy metabolism and its regulation in health and disease Metabolic regulation and signaling pathways in cardiovascular biology Hormonal regulation of metabolism Mechanisms involved in the regulation of bone formation and resorption The metabolism of nutrients Metabolic adaptations in response to environmental changes Metabolic disorders such as diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome Mitochondrial metabolism and its role in cellular function and disease Metabolomics and other omics technologies for studying metabolism Metabolism in cancer research In order to assure that all latest developments are covered, the journal welcomes a full spectrum of contributions such as original research (including single observations, null results, and replication studies), commentaries, editorials, case reports/series and reviews, that contribute to our understanding of the metabolic processes that underlie health and disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Editor-in-chief Jonathan LoweryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 12, United Kingdom 2, Iraq 2, Mainland China 1, Germany 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine18.4%
- Bone health and treatmentsMedicine16.3%
- Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Vitamin D Research StudiesMedicine7.6%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine7.3%
- Bone and Joint DiseasesMedicine5.7%
- Heterotopic Ossification and Related ConditionsMedicine3.3%
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMedicine2.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 35,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 432 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 34 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 96 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,490 / EUR 3,490 / GBP 2,890 | — | — |
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
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- brief-report communicationsBrief-report Communications should be a concise report of original research. Limited to 1500 words, 20 references, no more than 2 figures.Length not stated
- case reportOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…main text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 3 · references ≤ 15
- case report/ seriesThe Case Report article type denotes a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case Reports can in…Length not stated
- commentThe Comment article type denotes an agenda-setting, authoritative, informed and often provocative expert piece on topical issues relevant to the journal's reade…Length not stated
- correspondenceOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…main text ≤ 600 words · references ≤ 5
- editorialOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- letterOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…main text ≤ 12,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 10 · references ≤ 100
- review articleOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- surveyOriginal Research Original Research articles should be a comprehensive report of original research. An article usually has a fairly complex narrative that is ba…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
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 Clinical & Translational Metabolism, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
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 Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1534-8644
- Electronic ISSN
- 2948-2445
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
What CAS zone is Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 52–112 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; 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 Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), United Kingdom (2) and Iraq (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,490.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .