Journal profile
Stress and Brain
ISSN 2709-1325 · eISSN 2709-0388 · Tsinghua University Press · China
Stress and Brain: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stress and Brain is published by Tsinghua University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Memory and Neural Mechanisms, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Volume 4 Issue 1, March 2024 All Issues Brain is the central organ coping with the internal and external stress, and stress persistently affects the function and health of brain. Stress and Brain is an interdisciplinary journal publishing investigations related to the intercommunications between stress and nervous system that are of general interest to the community of brain researcher. Its scope is broad and includes reviewed papers and research articles dealing with basic, translational and clinical research on all aspects of stress neurobiology, with particular focus on the impact of stress on brain at levels ranging from genetics, molecular biology to brain imaging and behavior. Coverage includes but is not limited to Genetics and epigenetics Cellular Signaling Synaptic structure and function Circuit Dissection Neuronal Inflammation Brain imaging Stress Management Physiology and Behavior Neuroendocrinology Bioinformatics Stress related Psychology and Psychiatry View Aims and Scope Editor-in-Chief: Zhiqing Xu View Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Zhiqing XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 54%); most named Mainland China 15, United States 4, United Kingdom 2, Germany 2, Netherlands 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience13.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience12.5%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience9.6%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience6.7%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine6.7%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience4.8%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.8%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience3.9%
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 50 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 63 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Tsinghua University Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2709-1325
- Electronic ISSN
- 2709-0388
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Stress and Brain
How long does peer review take at Stress and Brain?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Stress and Brain based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 54%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), United States (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Stress and Brain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stress and Brain is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Stress and Brain open access, and what is the APC?
Stress and Brain is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .