Home›Search›Stem Cells

Stem Cells

Oxford University Press · United States

ISSN1066-5099eISSN1549-4918

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.244

H-Indexi

286

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.85

Total Worksi

6,546

Total Citationsi

472,749

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Cell & Tissue Engineering; Cell Biology; Hematology; Oncology; Developmental Biology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive

Total Publications6,546

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

6/12 · 50%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1066-5099 / 1549-4918

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

196

5.9k

2019

169

4.1k

2020

159

2021

116

1.8k

2022

1.2k

2023

466

2024

232

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.

Developmental BiologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Cell BiologyQ2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyCell & Tissue EngineeringCell BiologyHematologyOncology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Cell BiologyMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchMesenchymal stem cell researchHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Stem Cells

Is Stem Cells a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Stem Cells: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Stem Cells?

Stem Cells 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 2.86.

Is Stem Cells indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Stem Cells is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Stem Cells?