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Nature Cell Biology

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1887

ISSN1476-4679

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

7.711

H-Index

484

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.955

Total Works

6,714

Total Citations

1,059,770

2yr Mean Citedness

14.14

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Nature Cell Biology publishes papers of the highest quality from all areas of cell biology, encouraging those that shed light on the mechanisms underlying fundamental cell biological processes. The journal's scope is broad and specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Autophagy Cancer biology Cell adhesion and migration Cell cycle and growth Cell death Chromatin and epigenetics Clinical trials and pre-clinical studies Cytoskeletal dynamics Developmental biology DNA replication and repair Mechanisms of human disease Mechanobiology Membrane traffic and dynamics Metabolism Nuclear organization and dynamics Organelle biology Proteolysis and quality control RNA biology Signal transduction Stem cell biology

⚡ 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 Published1887

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,714

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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?

Nature Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-4679

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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

✅

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

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2021

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories