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Cytokine

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1096-0023

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.108

H-Index

171

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.987

Total Works

11,924

Total Citations

254,571

2yr Mean Citedness

2.78

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Retractions

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

BiochemistryQ1

HematologyQ1

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