Journal profile · Cell Biology
Cellular Signalling
ISSN 0898-6568 · eISSN 1873-3913 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1989
Cellular Signalling: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; median 87 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 47%; 678 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cellular Signalling is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cell Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine4%
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | 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 | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 4.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139LetPub ·
- h-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,366OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 629LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 488 | 105 | 193 |
| 2025 | 678 | 181 | 2,297 |
| 2024 | 474 | 135 | 4,270 |
| 2023 | 363 | 107 | 4,234 |
| 2022 | 269 | 67 | 5,057 |
| 2021 | 256 | 69 | 5,851 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 115 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,347 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 1.6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 47%LetPub ·
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 3,550 / EUR 3,320 / GBP 2,840 / JPY 440,310 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0898-6568
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-3913
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cellular Signalling
What CAS zone is Cellular Signalling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cellular Signalling is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Cellular Signalling?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.71; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 194.
How long does peer review take at Cellular Signalling?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 65–115 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 47%”. 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 Cellular Signalling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cellular Signalling is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cellular Signalling open access, and what is the APC?
Cellular Signalling is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .