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Cell and Bioscience

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN2045-3701eISSN2045-3701

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.971

H-Index

101

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.181

Total Works

1,786

Total Citations

57,568

2yr Mean Citedness

5.03

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying various biological processes and diseases. Articles cover topics such as cancer progression, stem cell differentiation, neurobiology, and immune responses, often investigating specific genes, proteins, and signaling pathways.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,786

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2045-3701 / 2045-3701

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA modifications and cancerCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationAutophagy in Disease and TherapyEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA Research and SplicingCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchMesenchymal stem cell researchCRISPR and Genetic Engineering