Journal profile · Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
ISSN 1425-8153 · eISSN 1689-1392 · BioMed Central · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.24; fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 152 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 158 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters is published by BioMed Central 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 MicroRNA in disease regulation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, together about 21.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters is an international journal dedicated to the dissemination of fundamental knowledge in all areas of cellular and molecular biology, cancer cell biology, and certain aspects of biochemistry, biophysics and biotechnology. Regular papers and short communications that contain new and significant information of general interest to workers in these fields are welcome. Sufficient details must be included to enable others to repeat the work. The journal also invites timely reviews and mini reviews. Particularly welcome are papers dealing with:
· Cell cycle and its regulation
· Cell differentiation
· Cell traffic and signaling
· Stem cells
· Gene expression regulation
· Cellular membranes
· Cytoskeleton
· Molecular biotechnology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief Aleksander F SikorskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Poland 20, United States 12, Mainland China 5, Italy 4, Germany 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyMedicine5.4%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Autophagy in Disease and TherapyMedicine4.2%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
| 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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
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 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 12.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 12.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 937OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,400,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 183 | 183 | 140 |
| 2025 | 158 | 158 | 1,450 |
| 2024 | 160 | 160 | 3,635 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | 3,647 |
| 2022 | 112 | 112 | 5,909 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 2,750 |
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 Crossref · to
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 200 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 186 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (368 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | EUR 2,590 / USD 2,990 / GBP 2,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,890 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,090 / USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,390 / USD 2,990 / EUR 2,590 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- brief reportResearch Article Review Article Brief Report Mini Review CommentaryLength not stated
- commentaryResearch Article Review Article Brief Report Mini Review CommentaryLength not stated
- mini reviewResearch Article Review Article Brief Report Mini Review CommentaryLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article Review Article Brief Report Mini Review CommentaryLength not stated
- review articleResearch Article Review Article Brief Report Mini Review CommentaryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Common…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1425-8153
- Electronic ISSN
- 1689-1392
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
What CAS zone is Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / 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 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.24; CiteScore 17.1, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 126–200 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (20), United States (12) and Mainland China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .