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International Journal of Cell Biology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN1687-8876eISSN1687-8884

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.619

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.526

Total Worksi

333

Total Citationsi

20,545

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology (General): Cytology. Topics: cell biology, cytology

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications333

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-8876 / 1687-8884

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

2020

2021

188

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autophagy in Disease and TherapyMitochondrial Function and PathologyEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and DiseaseRNA Research and SplicingCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchCellular Mechanics and InteractionsCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismATP Synthase and ATPases ResearchCell death mechanisms and regulation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Cell Biology

Is International Journal of Cell Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Cell Biology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Cell Biology?

International Journal of Cell Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.619.

Is International Journal of Cell Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Cell Biology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Cell Biology?