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Endocrine Journal

Japan Endocrine Society · Japan · Est. 1925

ISSN0918-8959eISSN1348-4540

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.747

H-Index

101

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.692

Total Works

4,635

Total Citations

94,130

2yr Mean Citedness

1.79

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Endocrine Journal is an open access, peer-reviewed style publishing experimental, translational and clinical research overflowing with originality in a variety of aspects of endocrinology and metabolism.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

Annual Volume~ 128 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,635

Publisher OrgJapan Endocrine Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate18%

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCDOAJ

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Endocrine Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0918-8959 / 1348-4540

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, DOAJ

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ2

EndocrinologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

EndocrinologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsPituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsThyroid Disorders and TreatmentsThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPancreatic function and diabetes