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Cell Structure and Function

Japan Society for Cell Biology · Japan

ISSN1347-3700

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.68

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.655

Total Worksi

1,895

Total Citationsi

39,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Society for Cell Biology

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1347-3700

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

351

2019

149

2020

132

2021

130

2022

100

2023

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.

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. 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.