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BMC Molecular and Cell Biology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN2661-8850eISSN2661-8850

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total62

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

0.787

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.658

Total Works

399

Total Citations

4,928

2yr Mean Citedness

1.82

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

BMC Molecular and Cell Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cellular and molecular biology. The journal considers studies on functional cell biology, molecular mechanisms of transcription and translation, biochemistry, as well as research using both the experimental and theoretical aspects of physics to study biological processes and investigations into the structure of biological macromolecules. Inclusive scope considers cell biology of eukaryotes, prokaryotes and archae High visibility for your work with open access Rigorous and efficient peer review

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications399

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~27 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✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Library of CongressPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2661-8850 / 2661-8850

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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?

Library of Congress, 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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

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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.

Cell BiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

MicroRNA in disease regulationMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerMesenchymal stem cell researchEpigenetics and DNA MethylationPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCell Adhesion Molecules Research