Journal profile · CELL BIOLOGY
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
ISSN 1943-0264 · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press · UNITED STATES · Founded 2009
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.32; hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology is published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 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 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Cellular transport and secretion and RNA Research and Splicing, together about 19.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology — a new online publication spanning the complete spectrum of the molecular life sciences. Each issue includes reviews covering a wide variety of topics in molecular, cell, and developmental biology, genetics, neuroscience, immunology, cancer biology, and molecular pathology. Contributions are written by leading researchers in each field and commissioned by a board of eminent academic editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CELL BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience4%
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 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 2 |
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
- 8.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137LetPub ·
- h-index
- 307OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,809 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 58 | 42 | 179 |
| 2024 | 95 | 71 | 1,547 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 872 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 3,034 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 5,907 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1943-0264
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
What CAS zone is Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.32; CiteScore 16.2, h-index 307.
How long does peer review take at Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .