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Science Signaling

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 1931

ISSN1945-0877eISSN1937-9145

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.05

H-Indexi

193

SNIPi

1.2

Total Worksi

9,426

Total Citationsi

220,912

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1931

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,426

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1945-0877 / 1937-9145

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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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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

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

201

11k

2019

186

7.1k

2020

172

4.9k

2021

161

3.5k

2022

165

2.5k

2023

145

1.4k

2024

134

621

2025

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.

BiochemistryQ1

Cell BiologyQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Immune Cell Function and InteractionReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchProtein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysImmune Response and Inflammationinterferon and immune responsesPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancerCell Adhesion Molecules Research

Frequently asked questions about Science Signaling

Is Science Signaling a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science Signaling: 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 Science Signaling?

Science Signaling 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 4.64.

Is Science Signaling indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science Signaling is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Science Signaling?