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Journal of Cell Science

Company of Biologists Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1817

ISSN1477-9137

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

1.479

H-Index

384

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.9

Total Works

24,197

Total Citations

1,411,229

2yr Mean Citedness

2.85

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cell Science publishes cutting-edge science encompassing all aspects of cell biology, from cell signalling, migration, adhesion and division, through to cancer cell biology, immunology, neurobiology and mechanobiology; visit our Aims and Scope page for details.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1817

Annual Volume~ 394 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,197

Publisher OrgThe Company of Biologists

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Company of Biologists Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-9137

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories