Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Trace Elements and Electrolytes
ISSN 0946-2104 · eISSN 2944-8697 · DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Trace Elements and Electrolytes: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.25; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trace Elements and Electrolytes is published by DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Trace Elements in Health, Magnesium in Health and Disease and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, together about 43% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nutrition and Dietetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Trace elements and Electrolytes appears quarterly and publishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications, and reports on recent advances in the entire field of trace elements in medicine, preferably clinical medicine. Papers on experimental findings are accepted if they bear a close relationship to human diseases. Correspondence (letters to the editors) and current information including book announcements will also be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief med. W. ZidekPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Trace Elements in HealthNursing18.2%
- Magnesium in Health and DiseaseNursing16.1%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Selenium in Biological SystemsNursing7.5%
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animalsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine4.1%
- Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine3.3%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | 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)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 866 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 95 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 22 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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)
Article types accepted6
- correspondence (letters to the editors)Correspondence (letters to the editors) and current information including book announcements will also be published.Length not stated
- editorialspublishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications, and reports on recent advancesLength not stated
- original paperspublishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications, and reports on recent advancesLength not stated
- reports on recent advancespublishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications, and reports on recent advancesLength not stated
- reviewspublishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications, and reports on recent advancesLength not stated
- short communicationspublishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications, and reports on recent advancesLength not stated
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
- DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0946-2104
- Electronic ISSN
- 2944-8697
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trace Elements and Electrolytes
What CAS zone is Trace Elements and Electrolytes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Trace Elements and Electrolytes is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Endocrinology & Metabolism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Trace Elements and Electrolytes?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.25; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Trace Elements and Electrolytes?
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 Trace Elements and Electrolytes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trace Elements and Electrolytes is indexed in SCIE. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Trace Elements and Electrolytes open access, and what is the APC?
Trace Elements and Electrolytes is a subscription 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: .