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General and Comparative Endocrinology

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1946

ISSN1095-6840

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.569

H-Index

182

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.785

Total Works

13,901

Total Citations

441,574

2yr Mean Citedness

1.64

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General and Comparative Endocrinology publishes articles concerned with the many complexities of vertebrate and invertebrate endocrine systems at the sub-molecular, molecular, cellular and organismal levels of analysis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1946

Annual Volume~ 133 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,901

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-6840

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

EndocrinologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & MetabolismZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEndocrinology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchAnimal Behavior and ReproductionGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal AbnormalitiesHypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesRegulation of Appetite and ObesityGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsAnimal Nutrition and Physiology