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Inflammation

Springer · United States

ISSN0360-3997eISSN1573-2576

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.515

H-Indexi

106

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.039

Total Worksi

4,837

Total Citationsi

120,862

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Inflammation is a comprehensive resource for the latest international advances in experimental and clinical research on inflammation. Covers acute and chronic inflammation, pharmacology, and cytotoxicology among other topics. Publishes full-length scientific reports, short articles, and proceedings. No page charges or fees for online color images. High author satisfaction with 100% of surveyed authors likely to publish again.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,837

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0360-3997 / 1573-2576

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

196

6.4k

2019

233

7.4k

2020

206

5.6k

2021

177

3.8k

2022

173

2.6k

2023

270

2.2k

2024

177

689

2025

167

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ImmunologyQ1

Immunology and AllergyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyImmunology

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Immune Response and InflammationNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative MechanismsInflammasome and immune disordersImmune cells in cancerAsthma and respiratory diseases

Frequently asked questions about Inflammation

Is Inflammation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Inflammation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Inflammation?

Inflammation is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.99.

Is Inflammation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Inflammation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.