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International Journal of Stem Cells

Korean Society for Stem Cell Research · South Korea · Est. 1992

ISSN2005-5447

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.855

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.521

Total Worksi

548

Total Citationsi

9,448

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

principally aims to provide a forum for investigators in the field of stem cell biology to present their research findings and share their visions and opinions.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications548

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society for Stem Cell Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2005-5447

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

1.2k

2019

931

2020

577

2021

592

2022

234

2023

298

2024

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.

Developmental BiologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell & Tissue EngineeringCell Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mesenchymal stem cell researchPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchCancer Cells and MetastasisCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringLiver physiology and pathologyBiological Research and Disease StudiesMicroRNA in disease regulation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Stem Cells

Is International Journal of Stem Cells a predatory journal?

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

International 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 2.94.

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

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

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