Journal profile · ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
ISSN 2508-6235 · eISSN 2508-7576 · Korean Society for the Study of Obesity · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 76 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome is published by Korean Society for the Study of Obesity 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 Diet and metabolism studies, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Nutrition and Health in Aging, together about 22.3% of its articles. (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
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine8.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine6.8%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.2%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine5.5%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine4.6%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 14.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 184OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 491 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 16 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 289 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 382 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 1,741 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 879 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 1,334 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (92 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)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 the Study of Obesity
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2508-6235
- Electronic ISSN
- 2508-7576
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
What CAS zone is Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 50–135 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. 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 Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .