Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Endocrine Journal
ISSN 0918-8959 · eISSN 1348-4540 · Japan Endocrine Society · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1993
Endocrine Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.53; fully open access; review about 1.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 132 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Endocrine Journal is published by Japan Endocrine Society 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 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments and Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Endocrine Journal is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal with a long history. This journal publishes peer-reviewed research articles in multifaceted fields of basic, translational and clinical endocrinology. Endocrine Journal provides a chance to exchange your ideas, concepts and scientific observations in any area of recent endocrinology. Manuscripts may be submitted as Original Articles, Notes, Rapid Communications or Review Articles. We have a rapid reviewing and editorial decision system and pay a special attention to our quick, truly scientific and frequently-citable publication. Please go through the link for author guideline.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine10.1%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine8.6%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine7.8%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine5.1%
- Diabetes and associated disordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic TumorsMedicine4.6%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine4.5%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,541OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 126LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 93 | 16 |
| 2025 | 132 | 132 | 273 |
| 2024 | 131 | 131 | 571 |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | 900 |
| 2022 | 129 | 129 | 1,368 |
| 2021 | 158 | 158 | 1,744 |
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)
- about 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
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
- Japan Endocrine Society
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0918-8959
- Electronic ISSN
- 1348-4540
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Endocrine Journal
What CAS zone is Endocrine Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Endocrine Journal 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 Endocrine Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.53; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 101.
How long does peer review take at Endocrine Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Endocrine Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Endocrine Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Endocrine Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Endocrine Journal 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .