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Human Cell

Springer · Japan · Est. 1978

ISSN1749-0774

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.854

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.61

Total Worksi

1,713

Total Citationsi

20,914

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Human Cell is a peer-reviewed English-language journal that publishes cutting-edge research papers and reviews on all aspects of the human cell including the establishment of cell lines. The official journal of the Japan Human Cell Society. Covers not only cell biology but also pathology, cytology, oncology, and regenerative medicine. Embryonic stem cells derived from animals, regenerative medicine using animal cells, and experimental animal models are covered as well.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,713

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?

1749-0774

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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

2019

147

2020

191

3.7k

2021

197

2.4k

2022

165

1.6k

2023

144

629

2024

176

354

2025

102

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchMedicine (miscellaneous)Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationCircular RNAs in diseasesRNA modifications and cancerMesenchymal stem cell researchCancer Cells and MetastasisSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchExtracellular vesicles in diseaseRNA Research and Splicing

Frequently asked questions about Human Cell

Is Human Cell a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Cell: 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 Human Cell?

Human Cell 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 1.95.

Is Human Cell indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Cell is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.