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Pituitary

Pituitary is an international journal focusing on both basic and clinical aspects of the pituitary gland and publishes original, high-quality research on pituitary function and clinical pituitary disease. It is directed at basic investigators, physiologists, clinical adult and pediatric endocrinologists, neurosurgeons and reproductive endocrinologists, and covers topics including pituitary tumor biology, mechanisms of pituitary hormone secretion, prospective clinical studies of pituitary disease, and critical basic and clinical reviews.

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Subject Endocrinology & Metabolism
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1386-341X
eISSN 1573-7403
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4690.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC charges apply.

Submission Instructions

Pituitary accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must contain 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Review articles are recommended not to exceed 3500 words. Review articles must include 4 to 6 keywords, a disclosure statement, a statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work, a "Statements and Declarations" section, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part of the manuscript.
References Review articles are recommended not to exceed 200 references. Citations in the text must be numbered in square brackets and the reference list must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Review articles should include at least 2 figures or 1 figure and 1 table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order in the text, and accompanied by concise captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file.
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Meta-Analysis

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must contain 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3000 words. Meta-analyses must describe a rigorous methodological and statistical approach in detail in the Methods section. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a statement of responsibility specifying each author's contribution, a disclosure statement, a "Statements and Declarations" section before the references, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative.
References Reference list may include no more than 100 references. Citations must be numbered in square brackets in the text and the reference list must be numbered consecutively.
Figures & Tables Submission must include at least 2 figures and 1 table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, and large figures should be submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise captions.
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Research Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must contain 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4000 words. Manuscript must be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Figure Legends, Tables, and Figures. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a disclosure statement, a Declarations section, documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative, and a data availability statement describing access to original and reused supporting data.
References Reference list must not exceed 60 references. Citations must be numbered in square brackets in the text, references must be numbered consecutively, and data citations should appear in the reference list with at least creator, title, repository, year, and persistent identifier.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 5 tables and figures combined is permitted. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures uploaded separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file.
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Mini-Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must contain 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 2000 words. Manuscript must include a statement of responsibility specifying each author's contribution and a disclosure statement.
References Reference list may include no more than 100 references. Citations in the text must use numbers in square brackets and the reference list must be numbered consecutively.
Figures & Tables Submission must include at least 1 figure or 1 table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Each figure and table must be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by a caption.
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Guidelines

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must contain 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3000 words. The manuscript must include a statement of responsibility specifying the contribution of every author, a disclosure statement, 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the references, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative section.
References References may not exceed 250. Citations must be numbered in square brackets in the text and the reference list must be numbered consecutively.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Each figure and table must be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by a caption.
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Brief Report

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must contain 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Manuscript Brief Report manuscript must be limited to 1200 words excluding abstract, references, and table/figure legends. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a "Statements and Declarations" or "Declarations" section before the reference list, disclosure of competing interests, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section.
References Brief Reports may include a maximum of 30 references. Citations in the text must use numbers in square brackets, and reference list entries must be numbered consecutively.
Figures & Tables Brief Reports may include 1 table and/or 1 figure. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, and large figures should be submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order, and each must include a caption.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript Manuscript must be limited to 700 words. Letter must discuss only an article recently published in Pituitary and must be submitted within six months of that article’s online publication. Relevant statements and declarations, including competing interests and any applicable AI-use disclosure, must be included in the manuscript.
References Reference list may include up to 3 references. Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Submission may include 1 figure or 1 table. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order.
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Recent Publications

Increased impulsivity and higher odds of compulsive shopping among cabergoline-treated patients with prolactinoma: a case-control study

Karla Borges Daniel, Andrea Glezer, Nara Lima de Queiroz, Silvia Regina Correa-Silva, Marília Bortolotto Felippe Trentin, Mariana Tazima Fujiwara, Cristina Laguna Benetti-Pinto, Leandro Kasuki, Leonardo Andrade Gontijo Tavares, Pedro Weslley Souza do Rosário, Heraldo Mendes Garmes

10.1007/s11102-026-01728-z
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Ex Vivo drug sensitivity in patient-derived 3D cultures in acromegaly and its association with clinical predictors

Yasutaka Tsujimoto, Atsushi Ishida, Frederico Gaia Costa da Silva, Hiroki Shichi, Naoko Imagawa, Naoki Yamamoto, Yuma Motomura, Yuka Oi-Yo, Yuriko Sasaki, Masaki Suzuki, Shin Urai, Hironori Bando, Masaaki Yamamoto, Michiko Takahashi, Genzo Iguchi, Maki Kanzawa, Takashi Aoi, Shozo Yamada, Hidenori Fukuoka

10.1007/s11102-026-01735-0
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Disentangling secretory ambiguity and the limitations of classical thresholds in defining prolactinomas

Maya Harary, Mishek Thapa, Stuart D. Harper, Ines Donangelo, Anthony P. Heaney, Won Kim, Marvin Bergsneider

10.1007/s11102-026-01710-9
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Symptom severity and exacerbation frequency in medically treated patients with acromegaly

Eliza B. Geer, David R. Clemmons, Jill Sisco, Maxwell Koobatian, Janetricks C. Okeyo, Tiffany P. Quock, Yang Wang, Raffaella Colzani, Alan Krasner

10.1007/s11102-026-01732-3
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Reduced breakthrough symptom exacerbations in patients with biochemically controlled acromegaly switched from injected depot somatostatin receptor ligands to once-daily oral paltusotine in the PATHFNDR-1 clinical trial

David R. Clemmons, Tiffany P. Quock, Alessandra Casagrande, Yang Wang, Alan Krasner

10.1007/s11102-026-01733-2
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Letters to the Editor should be submitted within six months of the article’s online publication. Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A submission letter is used when suggesting reviewers. Unsolicited review, mini-review, guidelines, and innovation submissions are advised to contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance with an outline and CV. Re-use of unpublished material should be mentioned in a cover letter to the Editor.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4690.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC charges.

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Research Topics

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Meningioma and schwannoma management Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Sinusitis and nasal conditions Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting TGF-β signaling in diseases Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema

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