Why Publish with Journal of the Endocrine Society?

Experience rapid publication

Our editorial team makes timely decisions on which manuscripts to put through peer review, allowing authors to get feedback promptly.

JES uses a continuous online publication model. Once an article is published as an Advance Article, the article is fully citable.

Fully open access

All JES articles are published open access, ensuring immediate free global availability. We charge a flat Article Processing Charge (APC) with no other author charges.

APC discounts are available for Endocrine Society members, and deep discounts are available for Early Career and In-Training members.

Global readership and article-level impact

JES is read by researchers around the world, ensuring global reach and impact. In 2022, articles from the journal were downloaded over 1,000,000 times.

Our authors, editors, and readers combined come from more than 200 countries and territories. The Endocrine Society journals are included in major indexing services for discovery and citation.

Authors can view all article-level metrics on the OUP platform.

High-quality peer review

JES has an internationally recognized Editorial Board. The journal’s editorial leaders   have been selected for their expertise across a range of topics relevant to endocrinology, ensuring your manuscript receives consideration by leaders in the field.

Journal metrics

• 2023 Impact Factor: 3.0.
  (Source: Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate, 2024)

• 2023 CiteScore: 5.5.

• 2023 average Altmetric attention score*: 9.07.
  Altmetric attention scores indicate how much attention articles are receiving online via various channels, including news outlets, social media, and policy documents. Find out more here.
  (*of papers published in 2023).

Our publishing partner, Oxford University Press (OUP), is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which is a world-wide initiative designed to improve the ways in which the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated. This includes reporting on a broader range of metrics. Find out more from OUP about the available metrics to assess both journals and individual articles here.

Contribute to the global advancement of knowledge

Journal of the Endocrine Society provides a peer-reviewed forum for the dissemination of novel insights and innovations across key disciplines within and related to endocrinology.

Maximize the opportunities for readers in academia, education, industry, and society at large to learn about and benefit from your work by publishing in a respected open access journal.

Article processing charge (APC) waivers for developing countries

The Endocrine Society’s publishing partner, Oxford University Press (OUP), ensures that corresponding authors in all countries and regions that are part of the developing countries initiative are eligible for a full waiver of publishing fees in fully open access journals. Find out more here.

Read and Publish agreements

Oxford University Press has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for OA publishing. This means authors from participating institutions may be able to publish   OA with their institution paying the publication charge. Find out if your institution is participating.

Published by the Endocrine Society in partnership with OUP

The Endocrine Society is the world’s oldest and largest organization of scientists devoted to hormone research and physicians who care for people with hormone-related conditions. The Society has more than 18,000 members, including scientists, physicians, educators, nurses, and students in 122 countries.

Our publishing partner - Oxford University Press (OUP) - is the world’s largest university press, meaning they serve the academic community as no other publisher can. OUP works in partnership with institutions and learned societies to further knowledge and research worldwide. Find out more about OUP’s academic publishing here.