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Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1977

ISSN1689-1392

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

2.458

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.594

Total Works

2,441

Total Citations

39,544

2yr Mean Citedness

8.75

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Aims & Scope

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters is an international journal dedicated to the dissemination of fundamental knowledge in all areas of cellular and molecular biology, cancer cell biology, and certain aspects of biochemistry, biophysics and biotechnology. Regular papers and short reports that contain new and significant information of general interest to workers in these fields are welcome. Sufficient details must be included to enable others to repeat the work. Particularly welcome are papers dealing with: Cell cycle and its regulation Cell differentiation Cell traffic and signaling Stem cells Gene expression regulation Cellular membranes Cytoskeleton Molecular biotechnology

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,441

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

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

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1689-1392

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

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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.

BiochemistryQ1

Cell BiologyQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

MicroRNA in disease regulationCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorCircular RNAs in diseasesRNA modifications and cancerErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAutophagy in Disease and TherapyRNA Research and SplicingCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism