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World Journal of Stem Cells

Baishideng Publishing Group · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN1948-0210eISSN1948-0210

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.884

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.822

Total Worksi

1,051

Total Citationsi

28,287

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell & Tissue Engineering; Cell Biology; Genetics; Genetics (clinical); Histology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,051

Publisher OrgBaishideng Publishing Group

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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?

Baishideng Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1948-0210 / 1948-0210

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

3.5k

2019

106

3.5k

2020

121

2.6k

2021

921

2022

951

2023

737

2024

148

457

2025

120

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.

GeneticsQ2

Genetics (clinical)Q2

HistologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell & Tissue EngineeringCell Biology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsHistologyGenetics (clinical)Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mesenchymal stem cell researchPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineExtracellular vesicles in diseaseCancer Cells and MetastasisMicroRNA in disease regulationNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsCRISPR and Genetic Engineering3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Stem Cells

Is World Journal of Stem Cells a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Stem Cells: 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 World Journal of Stem Cells?

World Journal of Stem Cells 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 2.91.

Is World Journal of Stem Cells indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Stem Cells is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of World Journal of Stem Cells?