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Cell Discovery

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN2056-5968eISSN2056-5968

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

3.842

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.915

Total Works

1,041

Total Citations

50,764

2yr Mean Citedness

10.85

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Aims & Scope

Cell Discovery, published by Springer Nature in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), aims to provide an open access platform for scientists to publish their outstanding original works. Cell Discovery publishes results of high significance and broad interest in all areas of molecular and cell biology, including (but not limited to) the following topics: Cell growth, differentiation & apoptosis Signal transduction Stem cell biology & development Chromatin, epigenetics & transcription RNA biology Structural & molecular biology Cancer biology & metabolism Immunity & molecular pathogenesis Molecular & cellular neuroscience Plant molecular & cell biology Omics, system biology & synthetic biology The journal has an international authorship and a broad scope in basic life sciences, and is a valued member of Springer Nature’s highly respected family of Molecular Cell Biology journals.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 119 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,041

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost$3,690Above median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-5968 / 2056-5968

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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?

$3,690

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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?

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

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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.

BiochemistryQ1

Cell BiologyQ1

GeneticsQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiochemistryMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchRNA modifications and cancerCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA Research and SplicingCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCancer-related molecular mechanisms research