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Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN1943-0264eISSN1943-0264

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.699

H-Index

298

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.888

Total Works

1,780

Total Citations

320,107

2yr Mean Citedness

7.89

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Molecular Biology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,780

Publisher OrgCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-0264 / 1943-0264

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCellular transport and secretionRNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsDNA Repair MechanismsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsImmune Cell Function and InteractionEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease