Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Endocrinology
ISSN 0013-7227 · eISSN 1945-7170 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Endocrinology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 107 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 224 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Endocrinology is published by Oxford University Press 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 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors, Estrogen and related hormone effects and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Endocrinology, the flagship basic science journal of the Endocrine Society, publishes original research articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, brief reports, and technical resources, related to foundational, translational, and preclinical studies investigating endocrine and metabolic function in health and disease at the molecular, biochemical, cellular, genomic, comparative, organismal, and/or environmental levels. The journal encourages the submission of cross-disciplinary and integrative research in emerging areas of endocrine-related investigations. Manuscripts on clinical medicine will not be considered and should instead be submitted to The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of the Endocrine Society, or JCEM Case Reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Manuel Tena-SemperePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 58, Canada 11, Mainland China 7, Australia 6, New Zealand 5 (122 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine11.9%
- Estrogen and related hormone effectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesMedicine6.4%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.9%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine4.9%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine4.4%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 241LetPub ·
- h-index
- 375OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39,349OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 151LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,256,680Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51,692 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 68 | 65 |
| 2025 | 224 | 175 | 687 |
| 2024 | 168 | 133 | 1,291 |
| 2023 | 205 | 169 | 2,197 |
| 2022 | 215 | 203 | 3,348 |
| 2021 | 270 | 253 | 6,442 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 128 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (327 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)
- 2–3 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 3,750 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0013-7227
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-7170
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 167, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Endocrinology
What CAS zone is Endocrinology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Endocrinology 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 Endocrinology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.65; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 375.
How long does peer review take at Endocrinology?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 84–156 days); authors report an average review time of 2–3 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Endocrinology based?
Of the 122 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (58), Canada (11) and Mainland China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Endocrinology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Endocrinology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Endocrinology open access, and what is the APC?
Endocrinology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .