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Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1096-3634

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.707

H-Indexi

206

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.586

Total Worksi

4,131

Total Citationsi

250,970

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Developmental Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications4,131

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-3634

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

171

10k

2019

194

8.9k

2020

258

2021

249

5.6k

2022

146

2023

275

2024

239

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.

Cell BiologyQ1

Developmental BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringRNA Research and SplicingMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsCellular transport and secretionPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchPlant Molecular Biology Research

Frequently asked questions about Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Is Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology: 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 Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology?

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 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 3.48.

Is Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology?