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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Switzerland · Est. 1945

ISSN1420-9071
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.23
H-Indexi
328
SNIPi
1.482
Total Worksi
35,230
Total Citationsi
1,031,345
2yr Mean Citednessi
5.94
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS) is a multidisciplinary Open Access journal covering the latest aspects of biological and biomedical research. Publishes articles covering molecular and cellular aspects of biomedicine, biochemistry and molecular biology, cell biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, cancer biology, and immunology. Dedicated sections include: Cancer Biology, Signaling Pathways and Cellular Metabolism, Infection and Immunity. Rapid editorial decision. International Editorial Board and readership, with over three million articles downloaded each year. Regular Topical Collections open for submission – see “Collections and calls for papers” on the sidebar.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1945
FrequencySemimonthly, 2004-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications35,230
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
OA Since2023
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1420-9071
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?
CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
416
31k
2019
302
18k
2020
350
16k
2021
584
19k
2022
370
6.8k
2023
503
7k
2024
464
2.1k
2025
373
162
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
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1
Molecular BiologyQ1
Molecular MedicineQ1
PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicineMolecular BiologyCell BiologyPharmacologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchAdipose Tissue and MetabolismMetabolism and Genetic DisordersInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingMitochondrial Function and PathologyAmino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismInsect and Pesticide ResearchIon channel regulation and function

Frequently asked questions about Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Is Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: 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 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 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 5.94.

Is Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS) is a multidisciplinary Open Access journal covering the latest aspects of biological and biomedical research. Publishes articles covering molecular and cellular aspects of biomedicine, biochemistry and molecular biology, cell biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, cancer biology, and immunology. Dedicated sections include: Cancer Biology, Signaling Pathways and Cellular Metabolism, Infection and Immunity. Rapid editorial decision. International Editorial Board and readership, with over three million articles downloaded each year. Regular Topical Collec

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