Best Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Journals (2026)

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Top Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism journals

#Journalh-indexCitations/paper (2 yr)TierAccessIndexed in
1Endocrine Reviews
Oxford University Press
42719.27FlagshipSubscriptionPubMed · Core
2Cardiovascular Diabetology
BioMed Central
16916.44Leading field journalOpen access · APC $3,690PubMed · DOAJ · Core
3The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Elsevier BV
24816.21Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
4Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Nature Portfolio
26413.3Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
5Diabetes Care
American Diabetes Association
51012.69Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
6Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Elsevier BV
24110.68Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
7Metabolism
Elsevier BV
2398.6Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
8Diabetologia
Springer Science+Business Media
3387.87Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
9Lipids in Health and Disease
BioMed Central
1317.69Leading field journalOpen access · APC $2,690PubMed · DOAJ · Core
10Current Diabetes Reports
Springer Science+Business Media
1386.75Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
11Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Korean Diabetes Association
986.63Leading field journalOpen access · APC $500PubMed · DOAJ · Core
12Thyroid
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
2046.41Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
13Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Springer Science+Business Media
1285.94Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
14Journal of Endocrinology
Bioscientifica
2205.76Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
15The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Oxford University Press
4915.43Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
16Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
1315.11Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
17Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews
Elsevier BV
1215.05Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
18Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
Wiley
1864.93Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
19Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
BioMed Central
1004.91Solid specialistOpen access · APC $2,790PubMed · DOAJ · Core
20Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
Wiley
1604.63Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
21Frontiers in Endocrinology
Frontiers Media
1984.47Solid specialistOpen access · APC $3,295PubMed · DOAJ · Core
22Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
SAGE Publishing
1244.12Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
23Advances in Therapy
Adis, Springer Healthcare
1143.98Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
24European Journal of Endocrinology
Oxford University Press
2183.88Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
25Endocrinology
Oxford University Press
3733.81Leading field journalSubscriptionPubMed · Core
26Climacteric
Taylor & Francis
1023.69Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
27Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
Taylor & Francis
1193.6Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
28Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Elsevier BV
2103.49Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
29Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Elsevier BV
1533.49Solid specialistSubscriptionPubMed · Core
30Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Dove Medical Press
983.47Solid specialistOpen access · APC $2,836PubMed · DOAJ · Core

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