Journal profile
Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton
ISSN 0886-1544 · Founded 1986
Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton: impact factor 1.6 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 59 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 96 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton's largest topics are Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions and Protist diversity and phylogeny, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cytoskeleton is “Your home for all cytoskeletal research” publishing papers on all aspects of the cytoskeleton and their associated proteins. The journal serves as a venue for the rapid and fair evaluation of manuscripts, leading to the publication of high-quality articles that advance the cytoskeleton field. Cytoskeleton welcomes submission of research articles, review and mini review articles, perspectives, technique and procedures, essays, commentaries, short reports, editorials, and emerging method and technology papers.Works published in Cytoskeleton include, (but are not limited to) the study of the cytoskeleton in:• Mammals• Plants • Insects• Eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbesCytoskeleton welcomes papers that use any experimental or theoretical approaches including (but not limited to):• Pure protein analysis• In vitro cell culture analysis• In vivo analysis• ModellingCytoskeleton focuses on all aspects of cytoskeletal research in healthy and diseased states, spanning genetic and cell biological observations, biochemical, biophysical and structural studies, mathematical modeling and theory. This includes, but is certainly not limited to, classic polymer systems of eukaryotic cells and their structural sites of attachment on membranes and organelles, as well as the bacterial cytoskeleton, the nucleoskeleton, and uncoventional polymer systems with structural/organizational roles. Cytoskeleton is published in 12 issues annually, and special issues will be dedicated to especially-active or newly-emerging areas of cytoskeletal research. Publishing in Cytoskeleton is FREE - there are no page charges, colour charges or associated costs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Julian GuttmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 43, Japan 11, United Kingdom 8, India 3, Spain 3 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.4%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.5%
- Protist diversity and phylogenyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Skin and Cellular Biology ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceScopusMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,711OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 96Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 215,345Publisher website ·
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
59 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 82%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 82%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted9
- cover imageCover ImagesLength not stated
- editorialEditorialsLength not stated
- mini-reviewMini-reviewsLength not stated
- perspectivePerspectivesLength not stated
- picture of the monthPicture of the MonthLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticlesLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticlesLength not stated
- short reportShort ReportsLength not stated
- technique and procedureTechniques and ProceduresLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
Cytoskeleton will consider submissions that have previously been made available online, either on a preprint server like arXiv, bioRxiv, or PeerJ PrePrints, or on the authors' own website.
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
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0886-1544
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 83, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton
What is the impact factor of Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton?
The publisher reports about 59 days (submission to acceptance); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 82% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (43), Japan (11) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton?
The journal's website lists SCIE, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .