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Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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BMC Endocrine Disorders is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the characterization, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders. It welcomes clinical, basic and translational science studies that provide insights into the pathophysiology, molecular and cell biology, genetics, pharmacology, or epidemiology of endocrine disorders, as well as articles on surgical advancements and new technologies aiding diagnosis, monitoring and computational modelling of endocrine disorders.
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Subject
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Impact Factor
3.3
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
1472-6823
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
£2590.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR APC; subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.
Submission Instructions
BMC Endocrine Disorders accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Research Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name any special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and articles reporting health care interventions on human participants must also include a Trial registration section.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a title page and a Declarations section containing the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used where a section is irrelevant. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, a Competing interests section, and disclosure of any large language model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part.
References
References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints or preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and URLs must be included as numbered references in full.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript, figures must be uploaded separately in citation order, tables shorter than one page may be embedded in the manuscript, and longer tables may be placed at the end of the document. If gels or blots are cropped, the cropping must be evident and noted in the figure legend, corresponding uncropped full-length images must be provided together in a single supplementary figure labelled consistently with the main text, and figure legends must state that the full-length blots or gels appear in a supplementary figure.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract structure is not explicitly specified. Mandatory abstract headings are not explicitly specified.
Manuscript
Review manuscripts must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, with the Main text optionally divided into short informative subsections. Review manuscripts must include 3 to 10 keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, using 'Not applicable' where a section is not relevant.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print or preprint sources may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; web links must be fully listed in the references; and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Previously published figures and tables may be included only with permission where applicable and citation of the original article.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration, and registered systematic reviews should include the registration number as the last line of the abstract.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Manuscript must provide three to ten keywords, include an Availability of data and materials statement, include a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, document any Large Language Model use in the Methods or a suitable alternative section, and link from the Methods section to an additional file reproducing all search strategy details.
References
References should follow Vancouver reference style. Only published or publicly available articles, trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links must be numbered references with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables can be placed at the end of the document. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and uploaded in that order, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must be numbered and cited in sequence, and tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Case Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and for case reports describe how the case is rare or unusual and its educational and/or scientific merits.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 350 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must include the headings 'Background', 'Case presentation', and 'Conclusions'.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a Background section, a Case presentation section, a Discussion and Conclusions section, and a Declarations section with the required subheadings. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, declarations for competing interests and funding, an Authors' contributions section, an Acknowledgements section, and disclosure of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. References must not be cited in the abstract, only published or publicly available items may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and URLs must appear in full in the reference list with the site title and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, longer tables may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figure files are uploaded separately. Clinical photographs must be accompanied by a statement that written consent to publish was obtained, figures must be numbered in text order, multi-panel figures submitted as one composite file, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and footnotes must not contain figures or tables.
Recent Publications
Lower prolactin levels are associated with histological severity of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 7 days.
Reformat to BMC Endocrine Disorders using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in BMC Endocrine Disorders, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred or non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.
Reformat to BMC Endocrine Disorders using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
The current APC is £2590.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR, with VAT or local taxes where applicable.
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Diabetes Treatment and Management
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Diabetes and associated disorders
Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
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