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Cell Stem Cell

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1944

ISSN1934-5909eISSN1875-9777

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

12.003

H-Indexi

370

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.29

Total Worksi

3,807

Total Citationsi

512,896

2yr Mean Citednessi

15.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cell Stem Cell covers the entire spectrum of stem cell biology, including embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, germline stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, stem cell differentiation, epigenetics, stem cell genomics, systems biology, and genome reprogramming. The journal also pursues interdisciplinary studies on how stem cell function is impacted by and influences injury response, disease, and aging, as well as therapeutic applications and regenerative medicine.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1944

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,807

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1934-5909 / 1875-9777

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

191

21k

2019

225

25k

2020

199

16k

2021

153

10k

2022

155

7.1k

2023

175

5.7k

2024

162

1.7k

2025

124

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 BiologyQ1

GeneticsQ1

Molecular MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell & Tissue EngineeringCell Biology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsMolecular MedicineCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringEpigenetics and DNA MethylationBiomedical Ethics and RegulationCancer Cells and MetastasisNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationRenal and related cancersTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMesenchymal stem cell research

Frequently asked questions about Cell Stem Cell

Is Cell Stem Cell a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cell Stem Cell: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cell Stem Cell?

Cell Stem 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 15.35.

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

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