Cytokine

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1096-0023

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.083

H-Indexi

171

SNIPi

0.987

Total Worksi

11,924

Total Citationsi

254,571

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cytokine publishes studies on the molecular biology, signal transduction, genetics, biochemistry, immunology, genome-wide association, pathobiology, diagnostic, clinical, and therapeutic applications of all cytokines. It also covers cytokine regulation and related topics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,924

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-0023

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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

313

8.4k

2019

348

7.5k

2020

294

6.6k

2021

249

4.6k

2022

285

3.3k

2023

308

1.6k

2024

248

712

2025

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.

HematologyQ1

BiochemistryQ2

ImmunologyQ2

Immunology and AllergyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell BiologyImmunology

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyHematologyImmunologyBiochemistryImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Immune Response and InflammationCytokine Signaling Pathways and InteractionsImmune Cell Function and Interactioninterferon and immune responsesChemokine receptors and signalingT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesIL-33, ST2, and ILC PathwaysPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

Frequently asked questions about Cytokine

Is Cytokine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cytokine: 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 Cytokine?

Cytokine 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 2.78.

Is Cytokine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cytokine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.