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Stem Cells International

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United States · Est. 1835

ISSN1687-9678

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.01

H-Indexi

123

SNIPi

0.764

Total Worksi

3,059

Total Citationsi

100,455

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell & Tissue Engineering; Cell Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1835

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,059

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2009

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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

PMCPorticoCLOCKSS

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?

1687-9678

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

PMC, Portico, 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

372

13k

2019

233

6.6k

2020

264

5.6k

2021

206

3.3k

2022

122

1.2k

2023

317

2024

216

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 BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell & Tissue Engineering

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mesenchymal stem cell researchTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicinePluripotent Stem Cells ResearchMicroRNA in disease regulationElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsExtracellular vesicles in diseaseCancer Cells and MetastasisPeriodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Stem Cells International

Is Stem Cells International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Stem Cells International: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Stem Cells International?

Stem Cells International 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 1.71.

Is Stem Cells International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Stem Cells International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Stem Cells International?