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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

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

ISSN1420-9071

SJR Q1✓ 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?

150

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 129d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.23

H-Indexi

328

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1420-9071

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

417

30k

2019

302

17k

2020

350

16k

2021

584

18k

2022

370

6.5k

2023

504

6.4k

2024

466

1.7k

2025

272

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. 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 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.