Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology And Metabolism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (journal-of-clinical-endocrinology-and-metabolism)

Journal positioning

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM, Endocrine Society / Oxford University Press) is the Endocrine Society's flagship clinical journal, publishing research across the full breadth of clinical endocrinology and metabolism — thyroid, adrenal, pituitary/neuroendocrine, bone and mineral, reproductive endocrinology, obesity, lipid, and diabetes/metabolism — with an emphasis on human, patient-oriented studies that inform endocrine diagnosis and management. Its defining expectation is a clinically important advance in the diagnosis, treatment, or pathophysiology of an endocrine or metabolic disorder in humans, not a narrow single-center series, a pure animal study with no human translation, or a diabetes-only paper better placed in a dedicated diabetes journal. Breadth across endocrine organs is a feature: JCEM is the generalist endocrine venue. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing aid; it is not clinical or regulatory advice and does not replace the journal's current instructions for authors. Before submitting, re-check the live JCEM author instructions.

When to trigger

• The author names JCEM for a clinical-endocrinology or metabolism study across any endocrine organ system and wants a fit/framing check.
• An endocrine study must be re-framed around a patient-oriented diagnostic, therapeutic, or pathophysiologic question.
• The author is choosing between JCEM (broad endocrine), Diabetologia (diabetes-specific), and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (high-impact trials).
• The author needs the journal's reporting-guideline, registration, and human-endocrine-study expectations.

Scope & topic fit

• Thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary/neuroendocrine disorders: diagnosis, hormone assays, and management studies.
• Bone, mineral, and calcium metabolism: osteoporosis, parathyroid, and vitamin-D endocrinology.
• Reproductive and developmental endocrinology: PCOS, hypogonadism, fertility, and pubertal/growth disorders.
• Obesity, lipid, and energy metabolism with endocrine mechanism or clinical management endpoints.
• Diabetes and glucose metabolism as part of broad endocrine practice (with awareness of