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Frontiers in Endocrinology

Abbreviation (ISO):FRONT. ENDOCRINOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.566•SCImago Rank: #2,244•Identifier (ISSN):1664-2392(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,805•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,536 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.7
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
51

51 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,805articles/year
99.91% Gold OA•74.24% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.2)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.055)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.555)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.644)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.634)
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20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.519)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Endocrinology is a field journal of the "Frontiers in" journal series. In today’s world, endocrinology is becoming increasingly important as it underlies many of the challenges societies face - from obesity and diabetes to reproduction, population control and aging. Endocrinology covers a broad field from basic molecular and cellular communication through to clinical care and some of the most crucial public health issues. The journal, thus, welcomes outstanding contributions in any domain of endocrinology. Frontiers in Endocrinology publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across a wide research spectrum of Endocrinology. The mission of Frontiers in Endocrinology is to bring all relevant Endocrinology areas together on a single platform.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.8%Medicine97.6%Internal medicine93.2%Endocrinology83.7%Genetics74.4%Chemistry72%Biochemistry69.9%Pathology58.9%Diabetes mellitus30.2%Gene29.6%Cell biology26.5%Hormone25.2%Psychology24.7%Obesity21.3%Surgery20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,244Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.566

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
162

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.24

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,536 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations52,527
3-Year Documents9,480
Citable Documents8,807

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
AVENUE DU TRIBUNAL FEDERAL 34, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, CH-1015
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
JCRSCIE
35/198Q1
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
JCISCIE
44/198Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2,716980
20254.62,69310,467
20243.92,53525,093
20235.23,38154,849
20226.0553,58175,148
20215.5551,94860,227
20203.6441,05348,814
20193.63492848,804
20183.51979044,329
2017—36718,796
2016—1758,706
2015—21210,319
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Frontiers in Endocrinology

WoS Q1
2457201820192020202120222023202420254.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01