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Cell Death and Differentiation

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 1961

ISSN1350-9047eISSN1476-5403

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?

198

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 189d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.182

H-Indexi

309

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.647

Total Worksi

5,831

Total Citationsi

521,869

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

To devote itself to scientific excellence in the field of cell biology, molecular biology, and biochemistry of cell death and disease. To provide a unified forum for scientists and clinical researchers It is committed to the rapid publication of high quality original papers relating to these subjects, together with topical, usually solicited, reviews, meeting reports, editorial correspondence and occasional commentaries on controversial and scientifically informative issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,831

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1350-9047 / 1476-5403

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

225

19k

2019

216

16k

2020

212

16k

2021

196

14k

2022

144

5.6k

2023

185

3.7k

2024

211

1.3k

2025

148

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

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cell death mechanisms and regulationCancer-related Molecular PathwaysAutophagy in Disease and TherapyUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysMitochondrial Function and Pathologyinterferon and immune responsesRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryNF-κB Signaling PathwaysRNA modifications and cancerPhagocytosis and Immune Regulation

Frequently asked questions about Cell Death and Differentiation

Is Cell Death and Differentiation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cell Death and Differentiation: 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 Cell Death and Differentiation?

Cell Death and Differentiation 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 8.21.

Is Cell Death and Differentiation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cell Death and Differentiation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.