Journal profile · Physiology
Cryobiology
ISSN 0011-2240 · eISSN 1090-2392 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1964
Cryobiology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,870; median 119 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy (Elsevier website: 62%); 345 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cryobiology is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Sperm and Testicular Function and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species, together about 38.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of the Society for CryobiologyCryobiology: International Journal of Low Temperature Biology and Medicine publishes research articles on all aspects of low temperature biology and medicine.Research Areas include:• Cryobiology of animals, plants, fungi, microbiota, and biological materials• Cryopreservation of cells, tissues, organs, organisms, as well as vaccines and other cell or biomolecular therapies• Cryoprotective additives and their pharmacological actions• Cryosurgery• Freeze-drying and drying• Freezing and thawing• Freezing, cold, and desiccation tolerance in nature• Hibernation• Hypothermia• Hypothermic storage• Medical applications of reduced temperature• Perfusion of organs• Vitrification and rewarming• All pertinent fundamentals, modelling, methodologies, equipment, engineering, and technologies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physiology
Editor-in-chief Janet A. W.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 21, Spain 7, Germany 6, United Kingdom 4, Canada 3 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Biology and FertilityMedicine19.9%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine12.9%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Freezing and Crystallization ProcessesEngineering4.6%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine4.5%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine3.9%
- Seed Germination and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,417OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 131LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 106 | 47 | 32 |
| 2025 | 345 | 70 | 279 |
| 2024 | 328 | 70 | 693 |
| 2023 | 294 | 48 | 747 |
| 2022 | 296 | 21 | 664 |
| 2021 | 295 | 38 | 1,788 |
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
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 88 days – 161 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (286 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 62%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 107 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,870 / EUR 3,620 / GBP 3,100 / JPY 480,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,870 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
Article types accepted9
- brief communication• Regular Papers• Brief Communications• Reviews• Letters to the EditorRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory. They will consi…Length not stated
- brief communicationsBrief Communications are concise reports of original findings, techniques or theory and include an abstract no longer than 150 words and a list of up to 10 keyw…Length not stated
- editorial• Regular Papers• Brief Communications• Reviews• Letters to the EditorRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory. They will consi…Length not stated
- letter• Regular Papers• Brief Communications• Reviews• Letters to the EditorRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory. They will consi…Length not stated
- letters to the editor• Regular Papers• Brief Communications• Reviews• Letters to the EditorRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory. They will consi…Length not stated
- regular paper• Regular Papers• Brief Communications• Reviews• Letters to the EditorRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory. They will consi…Length not stated
- regular papersRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory.Length not stated
- review• Regular Papers• Brief Communications• Reviews• Letters to the EditorRegular papers will describe experimental findings, techniques, or theory. They will consi…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews should only be submitted after first discussing the article with the Editor or a member of the Editorial Board.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process. Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0011-2240
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-2392
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Cryobiology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cryobiology
What CAS zone is Cryobiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cryobiology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biology / Physiology. 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.
What is the impact factor of Cryobiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.52; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 134.
How long does peer review take at Cryobiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 119 days (interquartile range 88–161 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy (Elsevier website: 62%)”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45%. 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 Cryobiology based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), Spain (7) and Germany (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cryobiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cryobiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cryobiology open access, and what is the APC?
Cryobiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,870.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .