Journal profile · Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Journal of the Endocrine Society
ISSN 2472-1972 · Endocrine Society · United States
Journal of the Endocrine Society: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,100; median 108 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 2,736 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Endocrine Society is published by Endocrine Society 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 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES) provides rapid, open-access publication of a wide range of content relating to endocrinology and metabolism, including clinical research, clinical practice information, basic research, and health systems research. JES welcomes research in major topic areas including adrenal; diabetes mellitus; growth and growth factors; hormone action in cancer; lipid metabolism and cardiovascular disorders; nuclear receptors; obesity and adipocyte biology; parathyroid, bone, and mineral metabolism; pituitary and neuroendocrinology; reproductive biology and sex-based medicine; signaling pathways; thyroid; endocrine disruptors; and endocrine health services and delivery. The journal is open to submissions of research articles that report important confirmatory results, as well as well-controlled studies with unexpected results and wholly original findings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Zeynep Madak-ErdoganPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 39, Brazil 11, Italy 6, United Kingdom 5, Australia 3 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine11.5%
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic TumorsMedicine7.6%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine7.2%
- Adrenal Hormones and DisordersMedicine6.5%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.4%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine4.6%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4%
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)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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 839OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,418,354Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,708 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 224 | 224 | 117 |
| 2025 | 2,736 | 2,736 | 883 |
| 2024 | 2,703 | 2,703 | 2,258 |
| 2023 | 2,373 | 2,373 | 2,476 |
| 2022 | 2,065 | 2,065 | 2,944 |
| 2021 | 2,328 | 2,328 | 5,359 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 144 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (488 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,100 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,255 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,100 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics
JES is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of Open Access Publishing with JES
Submit your research to JES and experience benefits that include: Rapid peer review and publication Immediate free global availability Flat APC; no other author charges Find out more
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
- Endocrine Society
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2472-1972
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Endocrine Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Endocrine Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Endocrine Society 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 the Endocrine Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Endocrine Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 68–144 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Endocrine Society based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (39), Brazil (11) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Endocrine Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Endocrine Society is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Endocrine Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Endocrine Society is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .