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Cell Reports

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1968

ISSN2211-1247

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

3.796

H-Index

319

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.552

Total Works

16,624

Total Citations

1,013,308

2yr Mean Citedness

6.85

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cell Reports publishes high-quality papers across the entire life sciences spectrum. The journal covers general areas of Neuroscience, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. The primary criterion for publication is new biological insight.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,624

Publisher OrgCell Press

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~31 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✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-1247

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

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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)

RNA Research and SplicingNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchRNA modifications and cancerImmune Cell Function and InteractionEpigenetics and DNA MethylationGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyNeural dynamics and brain functionRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms