Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Journal of Endocrinology
ISSN 0022-0795 · eISSN 1479-6805 · BioScientifica Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1939
Journal of Endocrinology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.63; hybrid open access; median 161 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Endocrinology is published by BioScientifica Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors, Estrogen and related hormone effects and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Our publication features the latest research and breakthroughs in the field of endocrinology, covering topics such as hormone signaling, gene expression, and molecular mechanisms of endocrine disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine12.1%
- Estrogen and related hormone effectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.1%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine5.9%
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesMedicine5.1%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.9%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4.7%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 3 |
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
- 5.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132LetPub ·
- h-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,913OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 20 | 16 |
| 2025 | 63 | 20 | 278 |
| 2024 | 72 | 41 | 880 |
| 2023 | 84 | 58 | 1,188 |
| 2022 | 57 | 47 | 936 |
| 2021 | 88 | 79 | 1,804 |
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
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 178 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (138 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
- BioScientifica Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1939
- ISSN
- 0022-0795
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-6805
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Endocrinology
What CAS zone is Journal of Endocrinology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Endocrinology is in Zone 3 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 Endocrinology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.63; CiteScore 8, h-index 221.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Endocrinology?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 121–206 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index Journal of Endocrinology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Endocrinology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Endocrinology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Endocrinology 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, Publisher website; 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: .