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Inflammation Research

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Switzerland · Est. 1969

ISSN1023-3830eISSN1420-908X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.552

H-Indexi

137

SNIPi

1.082

Total Worksi

8,947

Total Citationsi

181,827

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Inflammation Research is a broad-spectrum journal focusing on all aspects of inflammation and related fields. Encompasses topics such as allergy and asthma, shock, pain, joint damage, skin disease, and clinical trials of relevant drugs. Presents original research, reviews, commentaries, and society proceedings.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,947

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1023-3830 / 1420-908X

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.8k

2019

120

5.7k

2020

101

2.8k

2021

151

3.6k

2022

145

2.5k

2023

131

1.5k

2024

186

820

2025

184

112

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

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyImmunology

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyImmunology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mast cells and histamineAsthma and respiratory diseasesImmune Response and InflammationInflammatory mediators and NSAID effectsReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Frequently asked questions about Inflammation Research

Is Inflammation Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Inflammation Research?

Inflammation Research 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 4.09.

Is Inflammation Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Inflammation Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.