《細胞凋亡》是一本國際同行評審的期刊，致力于快速出版關于程序性細胞死亡的創新性基礎研究和臨床研究。該研究旨在促進細胞凋亡機制的研究，以及細胞凋亡在各種人類疾病過程中的作用，包括:癌癥、自身免疫性疾病、病毒感染、艾滋病、心血管疾病、神經退行性疾病、骨質疏松癥和衰老。編輯們打算鼓勵針對凋亡相關疾病的臨床治療的發展。

Apoptosis is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the rapid publication of innovative basic and clinically-oriented investigations into programmed cell death. It aims to stimulate research on the basis of mechanisms of apoptosis and on its role in various human disease processes including: cancer, autoimmune disease, viral infection, AIDS, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, osteoporosis and ageing. The editors intend to encourage the development of clinical therapies against apoptosis-related diseases.