Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
ISSN 0953-8194 · eISSN 1365-2826 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Journal of Neuroendocrinology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.78; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,550; median 141 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 169 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neuroendocrinology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 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 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones and Stress Responses and Cortisol, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Neuroendocrinology is a global, non-profit journal covering all aspects of neuroendocrine research. Providing a single home for high quality research reports and review articles from across the discipline, the Journal has two strands, Fundamental and Mechanistic Neuroendocrinology (FMN), and Translational and Clinical Neuroendocrinology (TCN). The Editor-in-Chief of the FMN strand is Professor Michael (Mike) Lehman. The Editor-in-Chief of the TCN strand is Professor Wouter W. de Herder . Professors Lehman and de Herder and their respective international editorial boards ensure that the Journal’s ethos, authorship, content and purpose are those expected of a leading international journal, where the primary considerations of excellence, relevance and novelty determine content.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Michael N. LehmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology16%
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesMedicine12.5%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience12.3%
- Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience8.9%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience5.2%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine4.7%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience4.7%
- Estrogen and related hormone effectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
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 | Neurosciences | 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 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103LetPub ·
- h-index
- 160OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,308OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 126LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 137Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 551,934Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,298 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152 | 108 | 40 |
| 2025 | 169 | 125 | 381 |
| 2024 | 138 | 102 | 789 |
| 2023 | 142 | 111 | 2,248 |
| 2022 | 156 | 82 | 2,630 |
| 2021 | 176 | 89 | 3,238 |
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
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (329 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 136 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 4,550 / EUR 3,800 / GBP 3,070 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- early career perspectiveEarly Career Perspective short, review-style articles from scientists establishing, or soon to be/in the process of establishing, their independent careers Reco…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Recommendations for Word Limit, Tables, Figures and References Abstract / Structure Original Papers reports of new research findings or…Length not stated
- letterArticle Type Description Recommendations for Word Limit, Tables, Figures and References Abstract / Structure Original Papers reports of new research findings or…Length not stated
- original paperArticle Type Description Recommendations for Word Limit, Tables, Figures and References Abstract / Structure Original Papers reports of new research findings or…Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge 3,500 words Yes, StructuredLength not stated
- perspectiveArticle Type Description Recommendations for Word Limit, Tables, Figures and References Abstract / Structure Original Papers reports of new research findings or…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Recommendations for Word Limit, Tables, Figures and References Abstract / Structure Original Papers reports of new research findings or…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Recommendations for Word Limit, Tables, Figures and References Abstract / Structure Original Papers reports of new research findings or…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlesReview Articles 5,000 words and 100 references Yes, StructuredLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Large Language Models (i.e., Artificial Intelligence)
The Journal welcomes the thoughtful use of AI tools, and follows the guidance for its use established by Wiley. For their convince some important points are listed below, but authors are encouraged to review this guidance in detail (Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics | Wiley):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing is expected; authors review Wiley's Data Sharing policy to select an appropriate data availability statement. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
ORCID is required. Model summary
This journal requires ORCID. Please refer to Wiley’s resources on ORCID.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Transparent peer review model; at least two anonymous reviewers and a Senior Editor; papers sent to review only if Editor-in-Chief determines quality and relevance requirements are met. Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JNE Journal of Neuroendocrinology has two strands – ‘Fundamental and Mechanistic Neuroendocrinology’ and ‘Translational and Clinical Neuroendocrinology’. On submission authors will be asked to indicate which strand they would prefer …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, will consider preprints for review, allows posting of submitted version to preprint servers at any time, and requests updating pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Journal of Neuroendocrinology will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0953-8194
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2826
- Society / sponsor
- European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neuroendocrinology
What CAS zone is Journal of Neuroendocrinology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neuroendocrinology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Neurosciences / 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 Neuroendocrinology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.78; CiteScore 9, h-index 160.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neuroendocrinology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 93–185 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (2025). 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 Neuroendocrinology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Journal of Neuroendocrinology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neuroendocrinology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Neuroendocrinology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neuroendocrinology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .