Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Magnesium Research
ISSN 0953-1424 · eISSN 1952-4021 · John Libbey Eurotext · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1988
Magnesium Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.39; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Magnesium Research is published by John Libbey Eurotext 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 Magnesium in Health and Disease, Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects, together about 69.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Magnesium Research, the official journal of the international Society for the Development of Research on Magnesium (SDRM), has been the benchmark journal on the use of magnesium in biomedicine for more than 30 years. This quarterly publication provides regular updates on multinational and multidisciplinary research into magnesium, bringing together original experimental and clinical articles, correspondence, Letters to the Editor, comments on latest news, general features, summaries of relevant articles from other journals, and reports and statements from national and international conferences and symposiums. Indexed in the leading medical databases, Magnesium Research is an essential journal for specialists and general practitioners, for basic and clinical researchers, for practising doctors and academics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Magnesium in Health and DiseaseNursing48%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine17.6%
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science2.4%
- Bone health and treatmentsMedicine2.4%
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animalsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.2%
- Potassium and Related DisordersMedicine2.2%
- Trace Elements in HealthNursing2%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 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
- 1.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 301 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 52 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 44 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 65 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
- John Libbey Eurotext
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0953-1424
- Electronic ISSN
- 1952-4021
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Magnesium Research
What CAS zone is Magnesium Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Magnesium Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Endocrinology & Metabolism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Magnesium Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.39; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Magnesium Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Magnesium Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Magnesium Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Magnesium Research open access, and what is the APC?
Magnesium Research 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; 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: .