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Cell Death and Differentiation

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 1961

ISSN1350-9047eISSN1476-5403

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

4.866

H-Index

309

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.647

Total Works

5,831

Total Citations

521,869

2yr Mean Citedness

8.21

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Retractions

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

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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

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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