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Cell Host and Microbe

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN1934-6069

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

9.892

H-Indexi

313

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

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?

1934-6069

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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

206

27k

2019

225

34k

2020

191

19k

2021

208

12k

2022

206

10k

2023

217

6.2k

2024

224

1.7k

2025

114

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.

Cancer ResearchQ1

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

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. 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 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?