Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Medicine
Cell Chemical Biology
ISSN 2451-9448 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES
Cell Chemical Biology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 9,350; median 183 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cell Chemical Biology is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cell Chemical Biology Cell Chemical Biology is a leading interdisciplinary journal at the forefront of life sciences, publishing innovative research that bridges biochemistry, biology, and medicine. Founded in 1994 as Chemistry & Biology, the journal publishes cutting-edge studies across chemical biology and related disciplines. Our mission is to provide a collaborative platform where researchers leverage chemical biology principles to understand biological systems and uncover molecular insights into disease mechanisms and cellular processes, drive the discovery of novel therapeutics, and develop advanced technologies and solutions in biotechnology and biomedical sciences. More This journal offers the option to publish open access Authors may choose to publish open access by paying an article publishing charge. Article publishing charge: $9,350 To provide gold open access, this journal has a publication fee which needs to be met by the authors or their research funders for each article published open access
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
- Protein Degradation and InhibitorsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Peptidase Inhibition and AnalysisMedicine6%
- Click Chemistry and ApplicationsChemistry4.7%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 8.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 166LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,198OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 102LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,849 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 144 | 59 | 158 |
| 2025 | 123 | 65 | 761 |
| 2024 | 172 | 168 | 2,702 |
| 2023 | 189 | 189 | 4,656 |
| 2022 | 101 | 101 | 2,561 |
| 2021 | 203 | 203 | 8,041 |
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 PubMed · to
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 280 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 244 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (316 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 9,350 / EUR 8,660 / GBP 7,490 / JPY 1,159,680 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 9,350 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2451-9448
- Print ISSN
- 2451-9456
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Chemical Biology
What CAS zone is Cell Chemical Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cell Chemical Biology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cell Chemical Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.89; CiteScore 13.6, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Cell Chemical Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 112–280 days). 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.
Which databases index Cell Chemical Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cell Chemical Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cell Chemical Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Chemical Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 9,350.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .