Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Stress Biology
ISSN 2731-0450 · Springer · Singapore
Stress Biology: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 6.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 112 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stress Biology is published by Springer and is classed under Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance and Plant Molecular Biology Research, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Stress Biology aims to be a leading international academic journal, dedicated to promoting a systems-level understanding of stress biology by publishing cutting-edge research and systematic reviews on the broadest aspects of stress biology. Stress Biology publishes original high-quality research of all aspects of stress biology, including, but not limited to, work that (1) provides fundamental insights into the understanding of responses of plants, microorganisms and animals to abiotic and biotic stresses; (2) elucidates the mechanisms underlying the adaptation and resistance of plants, microorganisms and animals to biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3) uses biotechnological and other strategies to improve the resistance of plants, microorganisms and animals to abiotic and biotic stresses. Topics covered by the journal include physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, pathology, ecology, genomics, epigenetics, gene editing, stress resistance breeding, biotechnology, and so on. Article types include original paper, short communications, reviews, highlights, letters to the editor, editorials.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Zhen-Sheng KangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 31 in mainland China (about 51%); most named Mainland China 31, United States 17, South Korea 2, India 2, Germany 2 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.7%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
- Plant Molecular Biology ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
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)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
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
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 383,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 336 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 58 |
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | 702 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 721 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 786 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 1,822 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 816 |
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 Crossref · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (158 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- supplementary data
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- correspondenceStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…Length not stated
- editorialStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- highlightsStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial.Length not stated
- letterStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…Length not stated
- letter to the editorStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- original paperStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- reviewStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- short communicationStress Biology publishes Original Paper, Review, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor, Highlights and Editorial. 1. Original Paper Original Papers report m…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Stress Biology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. For all the submissions, include those submissions fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-0450
- Print ISSN
- 2097-4418
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Biology
What CAS zone is Stress Biology in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Stress Biology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Stress Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 66–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Stress Biology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Stress Biology based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 31 (about 51%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (31), United States (17) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Stress Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stress Biology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Stress Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Stress Biology 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .