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Hormones

International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Overview

Hormones is an international journal that provides a comprehensive forum for endocrinology and metabolic disorders research.

  • Coverage includes: disruption of glucose homeostasis (diabetes mellitus), impaired homeostasis of plasma lipids (dyslipidemia), the disorder of bone metabolism (osteoporosis), disturbances of endocrine function and reproductive capacity of women and men.
  • Encourages submissions in clinical, translational, and basic science in areas of endocrine cancers, nutrition, obesity, and metabolic disorders.
  • Constitutes a continuously updated educational tool primarily for young investigators.
  • Founded in 2002 as the official journal of the Hellenic Endocrinology Society.
  • Published quarterly, covering all aspects of endocrinology.
  • Info: For Journal Volumes 1-6 go to http://www.hormones.gr/

Editor-in-Chief
  • Constantine A. Stratakis MD, Dsci, PhD

Societies and partnerships

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
2.4 (2025)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
2.7 (2025)
Submission to first decision (median)
22 days
Downloads
421.7k (2025)

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Journal updates

  • COVID-19 and impact on peer review

    As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times.  Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

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Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2520-8721
Print ISSN
1109-3099
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. ANVUR
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  3. CLOCKSS
  4. CNKI
  5. CNPIEC
  6. Dimensions
  7. EBSCO
  8. EMBASE
  9. Google Scholar
  10. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  11. Medline
  12. Naver
  13. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  14. Ovid Discovery
  15. Portico
  16. ProQuest
  17. SCImago
  18. SCOPUS
  19. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  20. Semantic Scholar
  21. TD Net Discovery Service
  22. Wanfang
  23. eLibrary.ru
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