Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Neuro-endocrinology letters
ISSN 0172-780X · eISSN 2354-4716 · Maghira and Maas Publications · SWEDEN · Bimonthly · Founded 1979
Neuro-endocrinology letters: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.52; fully open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 80%; 1 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuro-endocrinology letters is published by Maghira and Maas Publications 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 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors, Circadian rhythm and melatonin and Stress Responses and Cortisol, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY LETTERS ISSN: 0172-780X; ISSN-L: 0172-780X; Electronic/Online ISSN: 2354-4716 Web of Knowledge / Web of Science: Neuroendocrinol LettPub Med / Medline: Neuro Endocrinol Lett Neuroendocrinology Letters is an international, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal covering the fields of Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Psychoneuroimmunology, Reproductive Medicine, Chronobiology, Human Ethology and related fields for RAPID publication of Original Papers, Review Articles, State-of-the-art, Clinical Reports and other contributions from all the fields covered by Neuroendocrinology Letters. Papers from both basic research (methodology, molecular and cellular biology, anatomy, histology, biology, embryology, teratology, normal and pathological physiology, biophysics, pharmacology, pathology and experimental pathology, biochemistry, neurochemistry, enzymology, chronobiology, receptor studies, endocrinology, immunology and neuroimmunology, animal physiology, animal breeding and ethology, human ethology, psychology and others) and from clinical research (neurology, psychiatry and child psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, endocrinology, immunology, cardiovascular studies, internal medicine, oncology and others) will be considered.Manuscripts for consideration for publication, according to the Instructions for Authors should be submitted in plain native English via submission page. Indexed by: SciSearch® (also known as Science Citation Index-Expanded), ISI, PA, USAISI Alerting Services (includes Research Alert®), ISI, PA, USAWeb of Science / Web of KnowledgeNeurosciences Citation Index® (on compact disk), ISI, PA, USAMEDLINE/Index MedicusEmbase/Excerpta MedicaChemical AbstractsINIST-CNRSOMNIScopusIndex Copernicus Copyright © 2017 Neuroendocrinology LettersAll rights reserved. No part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or ortherwise, without prior written permission from the Editor-in-Chief.Affiliated with:
· Society of Integrated Sciences
· Internationale Gesellschaft für angewandte Präventionsmedizin I-GAP, Vienna
· Neuroscience Institute, State University of New York
· St. Elisabeth University College of Health and Social Sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Peter G. Fedor-FreyberghPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 22, Poland 9, Italy 7, United States 6, France 5 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine13.7%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience8.9%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience8.1%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience8.1%
- Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience6.5%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine6.5%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4%
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 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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 | 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
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
- 0.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 99 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- press release; financial disclosure statement; written permission for copyrighted material
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship
English language required; native speaker approval if corresponding author is not a native speaker. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted for publication should be written in clear, plain English (American or British English spelling), and APPROVED by a native English speaker in case that the correspondent author is not.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required. Model summary
Authors of research articles should disclose any financial arrangement they may have with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical consent and informed consent required for human research. Model summary
The Editors and the Publisher expect that the authors of papers will have obtained ethical consent and followed those legal and regulatory requirements for human experimentation with drugs, including informed consent, according to procedures which apply in their institution and country.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
Copyright transfer to journal required. Model summary
It is a condition of publication that the authors transfer the world copyright of their manuscripts to the Neuroendocrinology Letters. All manuscripts should therefore be accompanied by a signed statement that the article is original, is not under consideration or has not been previously published in another journal. Nevertheless, authors will be entitled to publish any part of their paper elsewhe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Material submitted to the Journal must have not been published previously in printed or electronic format and is not under consideration by another publication or electronic medium.
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
- Maghira and Maas Publications
- Country or region
- SWEDEN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0172-780X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2354-4716
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuro-endocrinology letters
What CAS zone is Neuro-endocrinology letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuro-endocrinology letters is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism / Neurosciences. 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 Neuro-endocrinology letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.52; CiteScore 1, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Neuro-endocrinology letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 80%”. 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 Neuro-endocrinology letters?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Neuro-endocrinology letters based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (22), Poland (9) and Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Neuro-endocrinology letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuro-endocrinology letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Neuro-endocrinology letters open access, and what is the APC?
Neuro-endocrinology letters is a fully open-access 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: .