The ''Journal of Molecular Endocrinology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published eight times per year. Its focus is on molecular and cellular mechanisms in

endocrinology Endocrinology (from '' endocrine'' + '' -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental event ...

, including

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, cell biology,

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, mutations and

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. The journal is published by

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on behalf of the

Society for Endocrinology The Society for Endocrinology is an international membership organisation and registered charity representing scientists, clinicians and nurses who work with hormones. The Society was established in 1946, and currently has approximately 2,500 mem ...

. It is also an official journal of the European Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society of Australia. The co-

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are Martin Haluzík (

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) and Colin Farquharson (

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History

The ''Journal of Molecular Endocrinology'' was founded in 1988 in response to the rapid increase in research output in the areas of molecular and genetic endocrinology that had occurred as a result of technological advancements of the 1970s and 1980s, such as the development of

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techniques, DNA sequencing and the invention of

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(PCR). The founding editor-in-chief was Barry L Brown. The journal was conceived by members of the Society for Endocrinology and the

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of ''

Journal of Endocrinology The ''Journal of Endocrinology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research articles, reviews and commentaries. Its focus is on endocrine physiology and metabolism, including hormone secretion, hormone action, an ...

'', as the existing publication’s sister journal. The ''Journal of Molecular Endocrinology'' was initially offered free of charge to all its subscribers. In its first year there were three issues of the journal published. This increased to six issues each year from 1989 to 2015 and, as of 2017, there are eight annual issues. In 2006, the ''Journal of Molecular Endocrinology'' was adopted as an official journal of the European Society of Endocrinology and in 2014 of the Endocrine Society of Australia. The increasingly regular use of

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methods in work published in ''Journal of Endocrinology'' often resulted in a blurred line between the subject areas covered by the journals. Consequently, in 2011 it was decided by the Publications Committee of the Society for Endocrinology that the two publications would have a single joint editorial board. This came into being in 2012. While papers would still be submitted to one or other of the journals, the senior editors would have the opportunity to suggest that manuscripts be transferred between them where appropriate.

Online access

The ''Journal of Molecular Endocrinology'' was first published online in October 1997 in PDF format. From October 2004, the online offering was extended to include the

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full text version of articles and separate figures. All peer-reviewed editorial and review content is free to access from publication. Research articles are under access control for the first 12 months before being made available to the public. During the first 12 months the content is accessible for those at subscribing institutions and members of the Society for Endocrinology and the European Society of Endocrinology. ''Journal of Molecular Endocrinology'' is a

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, offering a ‘gold’ open access option whereby authors can pay an article publishing charge upon acceptance to have their article made freely available online immediately upon publication. These articles are automatically deposited into PubMed Central.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 5.098.

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://jme.bioscientifica.com/
Endocrine Society of Australia
Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1988 Endocrinology journals English-language journals Bioscientifica academic journals Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies