Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Journal of Clinical Densitometry
ISSN 1094-6950 · eISSN 1559-0747 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Journal of Clinical Densitometry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 166 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Densitometry is published by Elsevier Inc. 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 Bone health and osteoporosis research, Body Composition Measurement Techniques and Hip and Femur Fractures, together about 46.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Assessment and Management of Musculo-Skeletal Health The Official Journal of The International Society for Clinical DensitometryThe official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD), the Journal of Clinical Densitometry: Assessment and Management of Musculo-Skeletal Health publishes the latest clinical research on the uses of bone mass and density measurements in medical practice, as well as state-of-the-art review articles on critical topics.The Journal is committed to serving ISCD's mission - the education of heterogenous physician specialties and technologists who are involved in the clinical assessment of skeletal health. The focus of JCD is bone mass measurement, including epidemiology of bone mass, how drugs and diseases alter bone mass, new techniques and quality assurance in bone mass imaging technologies, and bone mass health/economics.Combining high quality research and review articles with sound, practice-oriented advice, JCD meets the diverse diagnostic and management needs of radiologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, rheumatologists, gynecologists, family physicians, internists, and technologists whose patients require diagnostic clinical densitometry for therapeutic management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief George HelmrichPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 38, Canada 5, Australia 5, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine30.2%
- Body Composition Measurement TechniquesMedicine8.7%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine7.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine7.8%
- Bone health and treatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Bone and Joint DiseasesMedicine6.7%
- Vitamin D Research StudiesMedicine3.8%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine3.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 2.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,048 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 71 | 19 | 84 |
| 2024 | 56 | 18 | 212 |
| 2023 | 83 | 16 | 549 |
| 2022 | 77 | 12 | 311 |
| 2021 | 69 | 22 | 684 |
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
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 3 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (136 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 372,090 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,280 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 3
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- case reportditorials should not exceed 1200 words. Case reports should not exceed 1000 words. Letters to the editor should not exceed 500 words. Manuscrmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialluding references and acknowledgements. Editorials should not exceed 1200 words. Case reports should not exceed 1000 words. Letters to themain text ≤ 1,200 words
- reviewwith the Editor in Chief, original and review manuscripts should not exceed 4,000 words, excluding title page, abstract, figures and tables but incmain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright:
All authors submitting manuscripts to the JCD will be required to sign a copyright transfer agreement upon acceptance for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access:
CC BY-NC-ND: For non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective work (such as an anthology), as long as they credit the author(s) and provided they do not alter or modify the article. Elsevier supports responsible sharing Find out how you can share your research published in Elsevier journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process:
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous review process before being accepted for publication. JCD is a double-blind peer review journal. Reviewers are blinded to the identity of the author(s) and authors are blinded to the identity of the reviewers. Authors should ensure that material submitted for review does not contain any personal information or acknowledgments to other individuals or ins…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1094-6950
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-0747
- Society / sponsor
- International Society for Clinical Densitometry
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Densitometry
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Densitometry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Densitometry 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Densitometry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Densitometry?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 117–216 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Clinical Densitometry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 3; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Clinical Densitometry based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (38), Canada (5) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Densitometry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Densitometry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical Densitometry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Densitometry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .