Journal profile · Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Journal of Bone Metabolism
ISSN 2287-6375 · eISSN 2287-7029 · Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Journal of Bone Metabolism: subscription journal; median 74 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Bone Metabolism is published by Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone health and osteoporosis research, Bone Metabolism and Diseases and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, together about 56.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine26%
- Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.7%
- Bone health and treatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Vitamin D Research StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine2.9%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine2.7%
- Alkaline Phosphatase Research StudiesMedicine2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q2 | 86/340 | 74th |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Q2 | 118/250 | 53rd |
| Endocrinology | Q3 | 77/132 | 42nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 232OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 26 | 867 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 1,151 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 1,113 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 1,049 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 1,020 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 866 |
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 Crossref · to
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 101 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 94 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- ISSN
- 2287-6375
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-7029
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bone Metabolism
How long does peer review take at Journal of Bone Metabolism?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 52–101 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 Journal of Bone Metabolism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bone Metabolism is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Bone Metabolism open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bone Metabolism is a subscription 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: .