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Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1755-1471eISSN1755-148X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.186

H-Indexi

114

SNIPi

1.303

Total Worksi

2,053

Total Citationsi

55,009

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Dermatology; Oncology; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,053

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-1471 / 1755-148X

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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

100

2.2k

2019

103

2.1k

2020

1.4k

2021

704

2022

413

2023

448

2024

175

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

DermatologyQ1

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyDermatologyOncology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)DermatologyOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

melanin and skin pigmentationMelanoma and MAPK PathwaysCutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementSkin Protection and AgingBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesRNA regulation and diseaseCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchOlfactory and Sensory Function StudiesCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Frequently asked questions about Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Is Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research: 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 Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research?

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research 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 2.55.

Is Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research?