Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hormone and Metabolic Research
ISSN 0018-5043 · eISSN 1439-4286 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Monthly
Hormone and Metabolic Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hormone and Metabolic Research is published by Georg Thieme Verlag 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 Pancreatic function and diabetes, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Covering the fields of endocrinology and metabolism from both, a clinical and basic science perspective, this well regarded journal publishes original articles, and short communications on cutting edge topics. Speedy publication time is given high priority, ensuring that endocrinologists worldwide get timely, fast-breaking information as it happens. Hormone and Metabolic Research presents reviews, original papers, and short communications, and includes a section on Innovative Methods. With a preference for experimental over observational studies, this journal disseminates new and reliable experimental data from across the field of endocrinology and metabolism to researchers, scientists and doctors world-wide.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine8.5%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine8.1%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine7.6%
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and CancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.9%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine5.5%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.9%
- Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience4.5%
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
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,639 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 5 | 207 |
| 2025 | 83 | 4 | 85 |
| 2024 | 98 | 39 | 494 |
| 2023 | 144 | 67 | 799 |
| 2022 | 130 | 58 | 1,264 |
| 2021 | 102 | 45 | 949 |
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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-5043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-4286
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hormone and Metabolic Research
What CAS zone is Hormone and Metabolic Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hormone and Metabolic Research 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 Hormone and Metabolic Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at Hormone and Metabolic Research?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index Hormone and Metabolic Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hormone and Metabolic Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Hormone and Metabolic Research open access, and what is the APC?
Hormone and Metabolic Research is a hybrid 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: .