Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Switzerland · Est. 1945
✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.
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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.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
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on record for Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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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