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Cell Host and Microbe

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN1934-6069
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
9.892
H-Indexi
313
SNIPi
2.763
Total Worksi
3,549
Total Citationsi
421,134
2yr Mean Citednessi
12.73
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Microbiology; Parasitology; Virology; Cancer Research; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1993
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,549
Publisher OrgCell Press
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cell Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1934-6069
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
206
27k
2019
225
35k
2020
191
19k
2021
209
13k
2022
206
11k
2023
216
6.8k
2024
219
2k
2025
168
245
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.

Cancer ResearchQ1
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1
MicrobiologyQ1
Molecular BiologyQ1
ParasitologyQ1
VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

MicrobiologyParasitologyVirology

Scopus Categories

VirologyCancer ResearchImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)MicrobiologyParasitologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gut microbiota and healthMosquito-borne diseases and controlHIV Research and TreatmentClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchinterferon and immune responsesBacteriophages and microbial interactionsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyImmune Cell Function and InteractionVibrio bacteria research studiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently asked questions about Cell Host and Microbe

Is Cell Host and Microbe a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cell Host and Microbe: 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 Cell Host and Microbe?

Cell Host and Microbe 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 12.73.

Is Cell Host and Microbe indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cell Host and Microbe is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cell Host and Microbe?

Subject areas: Microbiology; Parasitology; Virology; Cancer Research; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref