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Nature Cell Biology

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1887

ISSN1476-4679

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

317

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 289d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

9.085

H-Indexi

484

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.955

Total Worksi

6,714

Total Citationsi

1,059,770

2yr Mean Citednessi

14.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1887

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,714

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1476-4679

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

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

Citations received

180

24k

2019

167

20k

2020

202

13k

2021

231

13k

2022

251

8.7k

2023

269

8.2k

2024

275

2.4k

2025

161

158

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsCellular transport and secretionCellular Mechanics and InteractionsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsRNA Research and SplicingUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysEpigenetics and DNA MethylationDNA Repair MechanismsRNA modifications and cancerAutophagy in Disease and Therapy

Frequently asked questions about Nature Cell Biology

Is Nature Cell Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Cell Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nature Cell Biology?

Nature Cell Biology 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 14.14.

Is Nature Cell Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Cell Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.