Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Thyroid
ISSN 1050-7256 · eISSN 1557-9077 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1990
Thyroid: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.59; hybrid open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 152 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thyroid is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Thyroid Disorders and Treatments and Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, together about 65.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This authoritative journal program, including the monthly flagship journal Thyroid, Clinical Thyroidology® (monthly), and VideoEndocrinology™ (quarterly), delivers in-depth coverage on topics from clinical application and primary care, to the latest advances in diagnostic imaging and surgical techniques and technologies, designed to optimize patient care and outcomes. Thyroid is the leading, peer-reviewed resource for original articles, patient-focused reports, and translational research on thyroid cancer and all thyroid related diseases. The Journal delivers the latest findings on topics from primary care to clinical application, and is the exclusive source for the authoritative and updated American Thyroid Association (ATA) Guidelines for Managing Thyroid Disease.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine28.1%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine28%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine9.1%
- Head and Neck AnomaliesMedicine4.5%
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine3.7%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMedicine3.5%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine1.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 6.59LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126LetPub ·
- h-index
- 206OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,724OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 23 | 83 |
| 2025 | 152 | 51 | 1,347 |
| 2024 | 161 | 61 | 1,607 |
| 2023 | 208 | 76 | 3,262 |
| 2022 | 196 | 74 | 4,222 |
| 2021 | 156 | 62 | 4,514 |
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)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1050-7256
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thyroid
What CAS zone is Thyroid in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Thyroid is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Thyroid?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.59; CiteScore 11.7, h-index 206.
How long does peer review take at Thyroid?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Thyroid?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thyroid is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Thyroid open access, and what is the APC?
Thyroid 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: .