Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Cell Biology
Cell Adhesion & Migration
ISSN 1933-6918 · eISSN 1933-6926 · Taylor & Francis · United States
Cell Adhesion & Migration: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.33; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 176 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cell Adhesion & Migration is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling, together about 41.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cell Adhesion & Migration is a multidisciplinary fully open access journal focused on the biological or pathological implications of cell-cell and cell-microenvironment interactions. Research published in Cell Adhesion & Migration serves a broad readership by covering all topics important in the field of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions including: Assembly of cell adhesion complexes Biological functions and molecular interactions of ECM molecules Cytoskeleton plasticity and related signalling cascades Cell fusion and cell intercalation Immune synapse formation Axon growth and guidance Cell biomechanics Biomaterials Development of imaging technologies Cell Adhesion & Migration publishes relevant and timely original research, as well as authoritative overviews, commentaries, and perspectives, providing context for the work presented in the journal and for key results published elsewhere. The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Cell Biology
Editor-in-chief Claire WellsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.9%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine16.7%
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal SignalingNeuroscience7.6%
- Angiogenesis and VEGF in CancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine5.4%
- Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Biological Abstracts (Online), BIOSIS Previews, EBSCOhost
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 704OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 256,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 916 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 103 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 121 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 238 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 347 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 248 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (36 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 4,165 / EUR 2,875 / GBP 2,392 / USD 2,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,880 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,100 / USD 2,630 / EUR 2,520 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
The journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1933-6918
- Electronic ISSN
- 1933-6926
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Adhesion & Migration
What CAS zone is Cell Adhesion & Migration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cell Adhesion & Migration is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cell Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cell Adhesion & Migration?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.33; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Cell Adhesion & Migration?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 131–248 days); authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Cell Adhesion & Migration in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Biology.
Where are the editorial board members of Cell Adhesion & Migration based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cell Adhesion & Migration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cell Adhesion & Migration is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cell Adhesion & Migration open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Adhesion & Migration is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .