Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS
ISSN 1025-3890 · eISSN 1607-8888 · Informa Healthcare · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1996
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,650; median 150 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS is published by Informa Healthcare and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior and Tryptophan and brain disorders, together about 57.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note, from 2022 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print. The journal Stress aims to provide scientists involved in stress research with the possibility of reading a more integrated view of the field. Peer reviewed papers, invited reviews and short communications will deal with interdisciplinary aspects of stress in terms of: the mechanisms of stressful stimulation, including within and between individuals; the physiological and behavioural responses to stress, and their regulation, in both the short and long term; adaptive mechanisms, coping strategies and the pathological consequences of stress. The journal will publish the latest developments in physiology, neurobiology, molecular biology, genetics research, immunology, and behavioural studies as they impact on the understanding of stress and its adverse consequences and their amelioration. Specific approaches may include transgenic/knockout animals, developmental/programming studies, electrophysiology, histochemistry, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, endocrinology, autonomic physiology, immunology, chronic pain, ethological and other behavioural studies and clinical measures. To be within scope, clinical/human subjects studies should focus on biological endpoints, and should not be limited to restricted research subject samples. Contributions should report novel advances that move the field forward. In addition, we discourage submission of basic research studies using crude plant extracts, focusing on animal husbandry endpoints or exploring oxidative stress as a primary endpoint. Stress converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 25 (2022).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Editor-in-chief James P. HermanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience35.6%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology14.6%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience7.5%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine3.6%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine2.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology2.8%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience2.8%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Elsevier Bibliographic Databases, Occupational Safety and Health database (OSH-DB), PASCAL, PsychInfo
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
- 3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 649,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,660 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 9 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 80 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 377 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 350 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 349 |
| 2021 | 74 | 56 | 949 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (68 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)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 5,085 / EUR 3,505 / GBP 2,920 / USD 3,650 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,895 / USD 3,175 / GBP 2,495 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Stress is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access…
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1025-3890
- Electronic ISSN
- 1607-8888
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS
What CAS zone is STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Endocrinology & Metabolism / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 111.
How long does peer review take at STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 127–202 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 42%. 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 JCR quartile is STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Psychology.
Which databases index STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS open access, and what is the APC?
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .