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Cell Structure and Function

Japan Society for Cell Biology · Japan

ISSN1347-3700
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.68
H-Indexi
80
SNIPi
0.655
Total Worksi
1,895
Total Citationsi
39,713
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.17
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Cell Structure and Function publishes important, original contributions in all areas of molecular and cell biology. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts on research areas such as the cell nucleus, chromosomes, and gene expression; the cytoskeleton and cell motility; cell adhesion and the extracellular matrix; cell growth, differentiation and death; signal transduction; the protein life cycle; membrane traffic; and organelles.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyFour Times A Year, Including Annual Supplement, 2004-
StatusActive
Total Publications1,895
Publisher OrgJapan Society of Cell Biology
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Japan Society for Cell Biology
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1347-3700
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
21
354
2019
12
151
2020
9
135
2021
12
135
2022
16
103
2023
13
47
2024
19
29
2025
19
3
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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
Cell BiologyQ3
Molecular BiologyQ3
PhysiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular transport and secretionCellular Mechanics and InteractionsCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and DiseaseErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyPancreatic function and diabetesRNA Research and Splicing

Frequently asked questions about Cell Structure and Function

Is Cell Structure and Function a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cell Structure and Function: 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 Cell Structure and Function?

Cell Structure and Function 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 1.17.

Is Cell Structure and Function indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cell Structure and Function is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cell Structure and Function?

Cell Structure and Function publishes important, original contributions in all areas of molecular and cell biology. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts on research areas such as the cell nucleus, chromosomes, and gene expression; the cytoskeleton and cell motility; cell adhesion and the extracellular matrix; cell growth, differentiation and death; signal transduction; the protein life cycle; membrane traffic; and organelles.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref