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Animal Cells and Systems

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1888

ISSN2151-2485

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

164

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 140d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.813

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.705

Total Worksi

1,038

Total Citationsi

7,684

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Animal Cells and Systems is a peer-reviewed, open access journal in biological sciences. Its scope includes bioinformatics, animal behaviour, ecology, neurobiology, and translational medicine. The journal aims to inform and advance the development of biological sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1888

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,038

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalCLOCKSSLibrary of CongressLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2151-2485

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, Library of Congress, 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

Citations received

721

2019

716

2020

661

2021

443

2022

394

2023

311

2024

114

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic diversity and population structureRNA Research and SplicingNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMarine and fisheries researchCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchFish Ecology and Management StudiesPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchUbiquitin and proteasome pathways

Frequently asked questions about Animal Cells and Systems

Is Animal Cells and Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Animal Cells and Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Animal Cells and Systems?

Animal Cells and Systems 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 2.85.

Is Animal Cells and Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Animal Cells and Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.