Journal profile · Immunology
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
ISSN 0022-1007 · eISSN 1540-9538 · Rockefeller University Press · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1896
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.39; hybrid open access; median 214 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 204 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE is published by Rockefeller University Press and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Immunology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) publishes papers providing novel conceptual insight into immunology, neuroscience, cancer biology, vascular biology, microbial pathogenesis, and stem cell biology. Est. 1896
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Immunology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- T-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology18.9%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology16.7%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology11%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine10.6%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology6.4%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine3.3%
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune DisordersImmunology and Microbiology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 11.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 411LetPub ·
- h-index
- 656OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22,062OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 171LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 26,090 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 69 | 138 |
| 2025 | 204 | 174 | 1,362 |
| 2024 | 210 | 210 | 3,887 |
| 2023 | 211 | 211 | 6,285 |
| 2022 | 215 | 215 | 10,115 |
| 2021 | 296 | 293 | 17,437 |
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
214 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 297 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 254 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (426 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Rockefeller University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1896
- ISSN
- 0022-1007
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-9538
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 223, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Immunology / Medicine, Research & Experimental; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.39; CiteScore 17.4, h-index 656.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 214 days (interquartile range 140–297 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .