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Cell Chemical Biology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN2451-9448

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

2.659

H-Index

116

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.352

Total Works

1,765

Total Citations

70,243

2yr Mean Citedness

6.81

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the chemical biology of cellular processes and disease. Articles investigate molecular mechanisms of drug action, including antibiotic adjuvants targeting bacterial resistance, covalent inverse agonists for cancer therapy, selective estrogen receptor degraders for breast cancer, and molecular glues that alter protein interactions for therapeutic benefit. The scope also includes the development of chemical tools to probe biological systems, such as methods for studying histone post-translational modifications, activatable antibody platforms for extracellular antigen recognition, and genetically encoded tools for manipulating cellular energy states. Research also explores the chemical basis of immune responses and inflammatory diseases.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,765

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2451-9448

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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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.

BiochemistryQ1

Clinical BiochemistryQ1

Drug DiscoveryQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Molecular MedicineQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicineMolecular BiologyPharmacologyDrug DiscoveryBiochemistryClinical Biochemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysProtein Degradation and InhibitorsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA modifications and cancerPeptidase Inhibition and AnalysisClick Chemistry and ApplicationsMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisRNA Research and SplicingCRISPR and Genetic Engineering