Journal profile · BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
ISSN 1868-1883 · eISSN 1868-1891 · Walter de Gruyter
Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 61 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Estrogen and related hormone effects, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Estrogen and related hormone effectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine10.3%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine9.7%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine7.7%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine5.5%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Menopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
- Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 367OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 966 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 33 | 10 | 134 |
| 2023 | 29 | 3 | 118 |
| 2022 | 61 | 17 | 294 |
| 2021 | 85 | 8 | 511 |
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
61 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 30 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 83 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 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".
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 | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1868-1883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-1891
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
What CAS zone is Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 61 days (interquartile range 30–109 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.
Which databases index Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation open access, and what is the APC?
Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .