General and Comparative Endocrinology

Aims & Scope

General and Comparative Endocrinology publishes articles concerned with the many complexities of vertebrate and invertebrate endocrine systems at the sub-molecular, molecular, cellular and organismal levels of analysis.

Although by no means comprehensive, submission of manuscripts in the following areas of endocrine science are encouraged: • endocrine regulation and interactions in physiological processes ("systems" biology - reproduction, body fluid homeostasis, skeletal and calcium homeostasis; gastrointestinal function; integumentary function; neurophysiology; cardiovascular function etc); • endocrine pharmacology; • the role of gene expression in endocrine systems; • behavioral endocrinology; • developmental endocrinology; • growth factors; • endocrine- environmental interactions; • immuno-endocrine interactions; • neuroendocrinology, neuropeptides, neurotransmitters; • hormonal receptors; • molecular evolution of hormones and gene families. • Comparative Molecular Analyses - Genomics - Proteomics - Transcriptomics - Metabolomics Manuscripts that advance understanding within and between these broad disciplines are especially encouraged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.569

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	138

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10219

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	966

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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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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• Spermatogenesis in fish

  Citation: 1003

  Authors: Rüdiger W., Luiz Renato, Jean-Jacques, Florence, Helio, Rafael Henrique, Takeshi

• Seasonal changes in plasma glucocorticoid concentrations in free-living vertebrates

  Citation: 969

  Authors: L

• Oogenesis in teleosts: How fish eggs are formed

  Citation: 956

  Authors: Esther, Graham, Julien, Joan

• Actions of glucocorticoids at a seasonal baseline as compared to stress-related levels in the regulation of periodic life processes

  Citation: 726

  Authors: MÄ—ta M., Marilyn, John C.

• Neuroendocrinology of reproduction in teleost fish

  Citation: 702

  Authors: Yonathan, José Antonio, Abigail, Olivier

• Egg and sperm quality in fish

  Citation: 597

  Authors: Julien, Catherine

• Ovarian aromatase and estrogens: A pivotal role for gonadal sex differentiation and sex change in fish

  Citation: 586

  Authors: Yann, Alexis, Francesc, Ching-Fong

• Control of puberty in farmed fish

  Citation: 577

  Authors: Geir Lasse, Manuel, Rüdiger W., Pascal, Silvia, Alicia, Finn-Arne, Sylvie, Ørjan, Birgitta, Eva, Tom

• A Generalized Fecal Glucocorticoid Assay for Use in a Diverse Array of Nondomestic Mammalian and Avian Species

  Citation: 533

  Authors: Samuel K., Kathleen E., Janine L., Kathy, Carolyn M., Ursula, Joshua J., Shawn, Steven L.

• Analysis of endogenous cortisol concentrations in the hair of rhesus macaques

  Citation: 522

  Authors: Matthew D., Stefan, Corrine K., Melinda A., Jerrold S.

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