Journal profile · ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISSN 1726-913X · eISSN 1726-9148 · Kowsar Publishing Company
International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 107 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism is published by Kowsar Publishing Company 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 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Thyroid Disorders and Treatments and Diabetes Treatment and Management, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine9.8%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine9.1%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine8.3%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine8.2%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine7.7%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine6.6%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine4.9%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Q3 | 169/250 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 295OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,016 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1,128 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1,528 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1,579 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 1,762 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 1,654 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 1,617 |
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 64 days – 186 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (55 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (59 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
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
- Kowsar Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1726-913X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1726-9148
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
What CAS zone is International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 64–186 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 International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .