Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Cell Metabolism
ISSN 1550-4131 · eISSN 1932-7420 · Cell Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2005
Cell Metabolism: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 36.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 10,400; median 164 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 12.5%; 199 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cell Metabolism is published by Cell Press 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 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, together about 29.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome, and thank you for considering Cell Metabolism for your work. Founded in 2005 and marking 20 years as a home for the metabolic community in 2025, Cell Metabolism is the leading journal dedicated to publishing novel, high-impact research spanning basic to clinical metabolism. We are interested in original work addressing the molecular mechanisms underlying physiological homeostasis and what goes awry in disease.Our mission is to serve as a trusted platform where the metabolic community—from preclinical researchers addressing fundamental questions in cellular metabolism to clinicians translating new interventions to patients—can exchange ideas, foster dialogue, and push the field in new directions. We aim to publish work of exceptional significance within its field that also resonates with researchers outside the immediate area, encouraging cross-pollination of ideas among authors and readers at any career stage, anywhere in the world.Cell Metabolism's scope spans the breadth of metabolic biology and disease, including diabetes and obesity and the related therapeutic interventions; liver pathophysiology; adipose tissue and lipid metabolism; cardiovascular biology; pancreatic beta cell function; immunometabolism and cancer metabolism; mitochondrial metabolism; aging, stress responses, and bone homeostasis; neuronal control of metabolism and metabolic contributions to neurodegeneration; the gut microbiome; circadian biology; and exercise and nutrition.We publish original research in different formats such as Research Article and Short Article for preclinical research, Clinical and Translational Report for exploratory human studies and clinical trials, and Resource and Technology papers for studies providing dataset resources with functional validation and technological advances, respectively.For front matter, we publish Reviews that synthesize timely and rapidly evolving areas, Perspectives and Commentaries that foster dialogue and debate on outstanding questions in the field, Forum articles that set new standards and address thought-provoking speculation to drive research forward, and Letters responding to recently published work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine14.3%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine8.1%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine6%
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and CancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience5.6%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine5.1%
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 | Cell Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
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 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | 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 | Cell Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 36.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 37Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 54.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 54.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 15.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 219LetPub ·
- h-index
- 458OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,445OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 30.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 143LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,312 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 | 66 | 432 |
| 2025 | 199 | 116 | 3,753 |
| 2024 | 216 | 216 | 13,490 |
| 2023 | 183 | 183 | 15,686 |
| 2022 | 183 | 183 | 21,887 |
| 2021 | 209 | 209 | 26,692 |
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
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 276 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 239 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (440 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 2.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 187 daysPublisher website ·
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 10,400 / EUR 9,640 / GBP 8,330 / JPY 1,289,910 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 10,400 | — | — |
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.
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 10,400 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.
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
- Cell Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1550-4131
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-7420
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Metabolism
What CAS zone is Cell Metabolism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cell Metabolism is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cell Biology / Endocrinology & Metabolism; 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 Metabolism?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 36.75; CiteScore 54.1, h-index 458.
How long does peer review take at Cell Metabolism?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 53–276 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 12.5%”. 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 Metabolism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cell Metabolism is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cell Metabolism open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Metabolism is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 10,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .