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Cell Reports Methods
ISSN 2667-2375 · Elsevier · United States
Cell Reports Methods: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 4,970; median 230 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); 170 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cell Reports Methods is published by Elsevier 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 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Cell Image Analysis Techniques and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cell Reports Methods is an open access, multidisciplinary journal from Cell Press publishing transformative methods, platforms, and analytical frameworks that advance how biological and biomedical research is performed.The journal seeks studies that combine methodological innovation with broad scientific utility, enabling new biological insights, scalable experimentation, and cross-disciplinary discovery. We are particularly interested in methods and integrated computational-experimental approaches that are generalizable, reusable, and capable of accelerating research across diverse systems and applications.We welcome papers describing enabling technologies, multimodal workflows, software and AI-driven approaches, community resources, and experimental or computational platforms that substantially expand the capabilities of the life sciences research community.Cell Reports Methods publishes concise reports alongside full-length articles spanning areas including sequencing and imaging technologies, spatial and single-cell biology, genome engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning, biotechnology, synthetic biology, systems biology, proteomics, and scalable experimental and analytical methods.We are committed to open science and scientific reproducibility. To promote these goals, we offer the following to our authors, reviewers, and readers:Opportunity to co-publish bench-top protocols through collaboration with STAR ProtocolsApplication of the STAR Methods structure to ensure transparency and reproducibilityData and code required for reviewers at the time of submissionMandatory deposition of raw data at resubmission
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.4%
- Cell Image Analysis TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.9%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience3.6%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
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 | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biochemical Research Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
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)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 159LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 986 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 201 | 201 | 127 |
| 2025 | 170 | 170 | 623 |
| 2024 | 164 | 164 | 1,805 |
| 2023 | 210 | 210 | 4,209 |
| 2022 | 157 | 157 | 2,974 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 2,884 |
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
230 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 181 days – 309 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (110 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 256 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (415 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 197 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 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 4,970 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,824 / EUR 4,470 / GBP 3,860 / JPY 598,320 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 5,200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,970 | — | — |
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 4,970 (excluding taxes). This journal is taking part in the GPOA program.Review this journal’s open access 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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-2375
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cell Reports Methods
What CAS zone is Cell Reports Methods in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cell Reports Methods is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biochemical Research Methods / Cell Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cell Reports Methods?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Cell Reports Methods?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 230 days (interquartile range 181–309 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Reports Methods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cell Reports Methods is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cell Reports Methods open access, and what is the APC?
Cell Reports Methods is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,970.
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: .