Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Cell Genomics
ISSN 2666-979X · Elsevier · United States
Cell Genomics: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 8,900; median 216 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 188 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cell Genomics is published by Elsevier 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 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cell Genomics is a gold open access journal that provides a high-profile forum for major advances in genetics, genomics and genome technology, and their applications in basic, molecular, biomedical, clinical, and social sciences. Cell Genomics aims to bring together diverse communities in the shared goals of advancing genomics and its impact on biomedical science, precision medicine, and global and ecological health. To this end, Cell Genomics is multidisciplinary in scope, covering the full range of research, resources, methods, and technology involved with characterizing, interpreting, or functionally interrogating genomes. In addition to primary research manuscripts of various lengths and formats, Cell Genomics further facilities cross-community dialogue through the publication of expert analysis, commentary, and reviews on topics of current interest in the field.Topics covered include but are not limited to: human genetics, cancer genomics, precision medicine, genome technology, single-cell genomics, genome editing, computational genomics, functional genomics, genomes and comparative genomics, agricultural genetics, population and evolutionary genetics, and genetics and society.Cell Genomics is committed to open science and transparency in the editorial, review, and publishing process to support our community in the advancement of scientific research. We encourage sharing of initial manuscripts through preprint servers, and to facilitate this, we offer a direct submission route from bioRxiv or medRxiv to Cell Genomics. We also encourage rapid sharing of data and software/code, and we require datasets and software/code to be made available with the initial submission to Cell Genomics so that these can be carefully vetted as part of our review process. Cell Genomics is committed to providing authors with a fast, fair, informed, and responsive review process. We offer the option of transparent peer review so that readers are able to follow the editorial and review process from first submission through to publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.7%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
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 | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell 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 | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 342OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 129LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 109 | 162 |
| 2025 | 188 | 188 | 1,313 |
| 2024 | 147 | 147 | 2,398 |
| 2023 | 146 | 146 | 4,246 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | 5,796 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 1,584 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 151 days – 312 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (338 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 165 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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 | USD 8,900 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 8,900 / EUR 8,250 / GBP 7,130 / JPY 1,103,870 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 8,900 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 8,900 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 8,900 (excluding taxes).
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-979X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Genomics
What CAS zone is Cell Genomics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cell Genomics is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity / Cell 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 Genomics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 14.6, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Cell Genomics?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 151–312 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks. 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 Genomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cell Genomics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cell Genomics open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Genomics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 8,900.
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: .