Cells is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides a forum for studies related to cell biology, molecular biology, and biophysics. It publishes reviews, research articles, communications, and technical notes.
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2073-4409 / 2073-4409
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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?
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
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
Cell Biology
Scopus Categories
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
MicroRNA in disease regulationAutophagy in Disease and TherapyNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsExtracellular vesicles in diseaseMitochondrial Function and PathologyMesenchymal stem cell researchEpigenetics and DNA MethylationImmune Cell Function and InteractionRNA Research and SplicingImmune cells in cancer