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Stem Cell Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1973

ISSN1873-5061eISSN1876-7753

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.333

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.451

Total Worksi

4,049

Total Citationsi

58,038

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Cell & Tissue Engineering; Cell Biology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Developmental Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,049

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-5061 / 1876-7753

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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, 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

307

3.5k

2019

431

2020

487

2.7k

2021

361

1.2k

2022

281

527

2023

343

407

2024

246

122

2025

193

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)Q3

Cell BiologyQ4

Developmental BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyCell & Tissue EngineeringCell Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Cell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRenal and related cancersCongenital heart defects researchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMesenchymal stem cell researchRetinal Development and DisordersGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Frequently asked questions about Stem Cell Research

Is Stem Cell Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Stem Cell Research: 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 Cell Research?

Stem Cell 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 0.60.

Is Stem Cell Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Stem Cell Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Stem Cell Research?