Journal profile
Inflammation and Cell Signaling
ISSN 2330-7803 · Smart Science & Technology LLC · United States
Inflammation and Cell Signaling: fully open access; APC about USD 1,280; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 11): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Inflammation and Cell Signaling is published by Smart Science & Technology LLC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Immune Response and Inflammation, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inflammation and Cell Signaling (Electronic ISSN 2330-7803) is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal publishing articles of the highest quality pertaining to all aspects of inflammation and associated signal transduction pathways in normal and pathological conditions. The editorial office of this journal is based at and sponsored by Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou University.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Current Archives COVIDPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 67%); most named Mainland China 6, United States 2, Sweden 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology11%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience8.4%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine6.5%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine4.5%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 79 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | USD 1,280 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,280 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,280 | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted4
- case reportThis journal only accepts original research article, review (includig minireview), and case report.Length not stated
- minireviewThis journal only accepts original research article, review (includig minireview), and case report.Length not stated
- original research articleThis journal only accepts original research article, review (includig minireview), and case report.Length not stated
- reviewThis journal only accepts original research article, review (includig minireview), and case report.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
No publication fee Model summary
Please note that this journal does not have a publication fee.
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
- Smart Science & Technology LLC
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2330-7803
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Inflammation and Cell Signaling
How long does peer review take at Inflammation and Cell Signaling?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Inflammation and Cell Signaling?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: 3–10; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Inflammation and Cell Signaling based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 67%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (6), United States (2) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Inflammation and Cell Signaling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Inflammation and Cell Signaling is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Inflammation and Cell Signaling open access, and what is the APC?
Inflammation and Cell Signaling is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,280.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .