Best Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Journals (2026)
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Top Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism journals
| # | Journal | h-index | Citations/paper (2 yr) | Tier | Access | Indexed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endocrine Reviews Oxford University Press | 427 | 19.27 | Flagship | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 2 | Cardiovascular Diabetology BioMed Central | 169 | 16.44 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $3,690 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 3 | The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Elsevier BV | 248 | 16.21 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 4 | Nature Reviews Endocrinology Nature Portfolio | 264 | 13.3 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 5 | Diabetes Care American Diabetes Association | 510 | 12.69 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 6 | Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism Elsevier BV | 241 | 10.68 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 7 | Metabolism Elsevier BV | 239 | 8.6 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 8 | Diabetologia Springer Science+Business Media | 338 | 7.87 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 9 | Lipids in Health and Disease BioMed Central | 131 | 7.69 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $2,690 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 10 | Current Diabetes Reports Springer Science+Business Media | 138 | 6.75 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 11 | Diabetes & Metabolism Journal Korean Diabetes Association | 98 | 6.63 | Leading field journal | Open access · APC $500 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 12 | Thyroid Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 204 | 6.41 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 13 | Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Springer Science+Business Media | 128 | 5.94 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 14 | Journal of Endocrinology Bioscientifica | 220 | 5.76 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 15 | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Oxford University Press | 491 | 5.43 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 16 | Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 131 | 5.11 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 17 | Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews Elsevier BV | 121 | 5.05 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 18 | Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Wiley | 186 | 4.93 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 19 | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome BioMed Central | 100 | 4.91 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $2,790 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 20 | Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews Wiley | 160 | 4.63 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 21 | Frontiers in Endocrinology Frontiers Media | 198 | 4.47 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $3,295 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
| 22 | Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology SAGE Publishing | 124 | 4.12 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 23 | Advances in Therapy Adis, Springer Healthcare | 114 | 3.98 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 24 | European Journal of Endocrinology Oxford University Press | 218 | 3.88 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 25 | Endocrinology Oxford University Press | 373 | 3.81 | Leading field journal | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 26 | Climacteric Taylor & Francis | 102 | 3.69 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 27 | Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy Taylor & Francis | 119 | 3.6 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 28 | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Elsevier BV | 210 | 3.49 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 29 | Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Elsevier BV | 153 | 3.49 | Solid specialist | Subscription | PubMed · Core |
| 30 | Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Dove Medical Press | 98 | 3.47 | Solid specialist | Open access · APC $2,836 | PubMed · DOAJ · Core |
Frequently asked questions
How does the journal finder work?+
You paste your title and abstract; an AI model classifies the paper into biomedical subfields and honestly assesses its scope, then ranks a shortlist of verified journals from our dataset of 2,600+ biomedical journals. Every metric shown comes from the dataset — the AI can never invent a journal or a number.
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How is this different from JANE or the Elsevier Journal Finder?+
Publisher tools like Elsevier's, Springer's, or Wiley's finders only recommend their own journals. JANE is cross-publisher but hasn't changed since 2007 and can surface journals of unverified quality from PubMed. This finder is cross-publisher, only shows journals verified in trusted indexes, and calibrates recommendations to your paper's realistic tier.
How do you keep predatory journals out?+
By construction: every journal in our dataset must be indexed in DOAJ, PubMed, or a curated core source list, with a real citation record. Journals with no verified quality signals simply never appear — we don't maintain accusatory blacklists.
Is my abstract stored or used to train AI?+
No. Your abstract is processed to generate recommendations and is not stored, logged, or used for model training. We know unpublished work is sensitive.
Which fields are covered?+
All of biomedicine and the life sciences: 38 subfields from molecular biology, immunology, and oncology to public health, pharmacology, neuroscience, plant science, and veterinary medicine.
Why don't you show impact factors?+
The Journal Impact Factor is proprietary to Clarivate and requires a paid license. We show open, verifiable alternatives instead: h-index and 2-year citations per paper from OpenAlex, plus each journal's percentile within its own field — which is more informative for comparing journals in the same specialty.
Where does the data come from?+
From open, verifiable sources: OpenAlex (CC0) for citation metrics, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's PubMed journal list, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Publishing in the wrong venue has real consequences — in 2019 a U.S. federal court ordered the publisher OMICS Group to pay $50.1 million for deceptive peer-review claims. When in doubt about any journal, use the Think. Check. Submit. checklist at thinkchecksubmit.org.
How do I find top-quartile journals in my field?+
Use the browse section: pick your subfield and the table ranks journals by 2-year citations per paper. Tier 1–2 journals roughly correspond to the top quartile of a field. Each row shows open-access status, publication fees (APC), and which trusted indexes list the journal.
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