European Thyroid Journal

Aims & Scope

Logo European Thyroid Journal European Thyroid Journal The international journal for basic, translational and clinical thyroidology Aims and Scope The European Thyroid Journal publishes papers reporting original research in basic, translational and clinical thyroidology.

Original contributions cover all aspects of the field, from molecular and cellular biology to immunology and biochemistry, from physiology to pathology, and from pediatric to adult thyroid diseases with a special focus on thyroid cancer.

Readers also benefit from reviews by noted experts, which highlight especially active areas of current research.

The journal will further publish formal guidelines in the field, produced and endorsed by the European Thyroid Association.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.3
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.104

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4114

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	865

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Medline
• PubMed
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• European Thyroid Association Guidelines for Ultrasound Malignancy Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules in Adults: The EU-TIRADS

  Citation: 965

  Authors: Gilles, Steen J., Murat Faik, Cosimo, Rose, Laurence

• The 2016 European Thyroid Association/European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy Guidelines for the Management of Graves' Orbitopathy

  Citation: 746

  Authors: Luigi, Lelio, Kostas, Anja, George J., Claudio, Petros, Mario, Wilmar M.

• 2018 European Thyroid Association Guideline for the Management of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism

  Citation: 655

  Authors: George J., Luigi, Lazlo, Laurence, Kris, Simon H.

• 2013 ETA Guideline: Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism

  Citation: 610

  Authors: Simon H.S., Georg, Leonidas H., Fabio, Robin P., Salman, Jean-Louis

• 2014 European Thyroid Association Guidelines for the Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy and in Children

  Citation: 526

  Authors: John, Rosalind S., Chantal, Alicja, Roberto, Bijay

• 2020 European Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Image-Guided Ablation in Benign Thyroid Nodules

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Enrico, Hervé, Andrea, Laszlo

• 2012 ETA Guidelines: The Use of L-T4 + L-T3 in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism

  Citation: 333

  Authors: Wilmar M., Leonidas, Valentin, Birte, Mark P.J.

• 2013 European Thyroid Association Guidelines for Cervical Ultrasound Scan and Ultrasound-Guided Techniques in the Postoperative Management of Patients with Thyroid Cancer

  Citation: 328

  Authors: L., M.F., L., S.J., R., T., G.

• 2019 European Thyroid Association Guidelines for the Treatment and Follow-Up of Advanced Radioiodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Laura, Rossella, Dagmar, Barbara, Sophie, Kate, Jan

• The 2015 European Thyroid Association Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Endogenous Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Bernadette, Luigi, David S., Laszlo, Peter, George J.

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