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Hormone and Metabolic Research

Georg Thieme Verlag · Germany · Est. 1969

ISSN1439-4286

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.709

H-Indexi

123

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.429

Total Worksi

9,607

Total Citationsi

162,195

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Endocrinology & Metabolism; Biochemistry; Biochemistry (medical); Clinical Biochemistry; Medicine (miscellaneous); Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyThirteen No. A Year, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,607

Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Georg Thieme Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1439-4286

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

105

2.1k

2019

140

1.8k

2020

102

911

2021

130

1.2k

2022

144

731

2023

419

2024

2025

203

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

BiochemistryQ2

Biochemistry (medical)Q2

Clinical BiochemistryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

EndocrinologyQ3

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryClinical BiochemistryBiochemistry (medical)Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEndocrinologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pancreatic function and diabetesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth FactorsMetabolism, Diabetes, and CancerThyroid Disorders and TreatmentsHormonal Regulation and HypertensionDiet and metabolism studiesRegulation of Appetite and ObesityDiabetes Treatment and ManagementPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Hormone and Metabolic Research

Is Hormone and Metabolic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hormone and Metabolic Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hormone and Metabolic Research?

Hormone and Metabolic Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.91.

Is Hormone and Metabolic Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hormone and Metabolic Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Hormone and Metabolic Research?