Journal profile · Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
European Thyroid Journal
ISSN 2235-0640 · eISSN 2235-0802 · Karger · Switzerland
European Thyroid Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.64; fully open access; median 138 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); 114 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Thyroid Journal is published by Karger 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 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, together about 68% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The 'European Thyroid Journal' publishes papers reporting original research in basic, translational and clinical thyroidology. Original contributions cover all aspects of the field, from molecular and cellular biology to immunology and biochemistry, from physiology to pathology, and from pediatric to adult thyroid diseases with a special focus on thyroid cancer. Readers also benefit from reviews by noted experts, which highlight especially active areas of current research. The journal will further publish formal guidelines in the field, produced and endorsed by the European Thyroid Association.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine28.3%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine28.1%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine11.5%
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine5.5%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine3.4%
- Head and Neck AnomaliesMedicine2.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.1%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 2 |
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
- 4.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 437OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 990 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 162 |
| 2025 | 114 | 114 | 432 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 568 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1,049 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | 1,541 |
| 2021 | 36 | 35 | 1,062 |
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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (206 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
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
- Karger
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2235-0640
- Electronic ISSN
- 2235-0802
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Thyroid Journal
What CAS zone is European Thyroid Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Thyroid Journal 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 European Thyroid Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.64; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at European Thyroid Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 93–179 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks. 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 European Thyroid Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Thyroid Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Thyroid Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Thyroid 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: .