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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Springer · United States · Est. 1859

ISSN1573-4919

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.174

H-Indexi

171

SNIPi

0.872

Total Worksi

12,976

Total Citationsi

359,837

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry publishes high-quality research that advances our understanding of human health and disease. The journal offers a broad platform for sharing discoveries across the full spectrum of biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, genomics and translational research. Covers all areas of biomedical sciences relevant to human health and disease Editorial collaboration between a dedicated in-house editor and a diverse board of active researchers An international, multidisciplinary author and reader community

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1859

FrequencyTwenty Six No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,976

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-4919

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

185

5.8k

2019

306

2020

316

7.2k

2021

324

5.3k

2022

266

3.4k

2023

283

2.3k

2024

260

986

2025

252

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.

Clinical BiochemistryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Cell BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

Clinical BiochemistryMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mitochondrial Function and PathologyAdipose Tissue and MetabolismIon channel regulation and functionMicroRNA in disease regulationCardiac Ischemia and ReperfusionProtein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsPancreatic function and diabetesCancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Frequently asked questions about Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Is Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry?

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 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 3.72.

Is Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.