Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Cell Stress
ISSN 2523-0204 · Shared Science Publishers OG · Austria
Cell Stress: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 131 days to acceptance (19 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cell Stress is published by Shared Science Publishers OG and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CES publishes articles of extraordinary novelty and significance, including research papers and reviews that cover heterogenous topics in the field of cellular pathophysiology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Guido KroemerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 21 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 120, France 46, Germany 42, United Kingdom 28, Italy 24 (413 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autophagy in Disease and TherapyMedicine13.8%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.9%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Baidu, J-Gate, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 98Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 64 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 57 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 106 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 163 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 705 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
131 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 210 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (20 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 19 articles with submission and acceptance dates (22 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,880 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- research paperincluding research papers and reviewsLength not stated
- reviewincluding research papers and reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Plagiarism
- Open access
Open access journal; readers can read, download, store, distribute or print articles free of charge. Model summary
CES is an open access online journal that thus allows its readership and general public around the world to read, download, store, distribute or print any article free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Long-term archiving and accessibility secured through partnership with repositories including PubMed Central. Model summary
Long-term archiving and accessibility of all published articles is secured through partnership with different repositories, including PubMed Central.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Shared Science Publishers OG
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2523-0204
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Stress
What CAS zone is Cell Stress in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cell Stress is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cell Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Cell Stress?
Based on the dates recorded on 19 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 131 days (interquartile range 91–210 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Cell Stress based?
Of the 413 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 21 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (120), France (46) and Germany (42). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cell Stress?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cell Stress is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cell Stress open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Stress is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .