Stress

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom

ISSN1607-8888

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.74

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

0.886

Total Worksi

1,630

Total Citationsi

59,176

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Neurosciences; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology; Physiology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Behavioral Neuroscience; Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,630

Publisher OrgInforma

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1607-8888

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

110

2.7k

2019

1.8k

2020

936

2021

343

2022

339

2023

360

2024

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.

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3

Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesEndocrinology & MetabolismNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsPhysiologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorTryptophan and brain disordersHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlAdipose Tissue and MetabolismChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCircadian rhythm and melatoninBirth, Development, and HealthHormonal Regulation and HypertensionMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Frequently asked questions about Stress

Is Stress a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Stress: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Stress?

Stress 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 3.75.

Is Stress indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Stress is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.