Journal profile · Cell Biology
Connective Tissue Research
ISSN 0300-8207 · eISSN 1607-8438 · Informa Healthcare · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1972
Connective Tissue Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 140 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 87.5%; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Connective Tissue Research is published by Informa Healthcare and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Bone and Dental Protein Studies and Tendon Structure and Treatment, together about 27.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of Connective Tissue Research is to present original and significant research in all basic areas of connective tissue and matrix biology. The journal also provides topical reviews and, on occasion, the proceedings of conferences in areas of special interest at which original work is presented. The journal supports an interdisciplinary approach; we present a variety of perspectives from different disciplines, including Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology Immunology Structural Biology Biophysics Biomechanics Regenerative Medicine The interests of the Editorial Board are to understand, mechanistically, the structure-function relationships in connective tissue extracellular matrix, and its associated cells, through interpretation of sophisticated experimentation using state-of-the-art technologies that include molecular genetics, imaging, immunology, biomechanics and tissue engineering. Articles published in the journal present data obtained from such technologies with the ultimate objective of resolving the intricacies of biological processes in health, disease and tissue repair. The tissues of interest are bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, muscle, dentin, skin, and teeth, as well as other connective tissue component-rich organs such as skin, the eyes, blood vessels, kidneys and lungs. Understanding structure and function of extracellular matrix in relation to cellular and biological processes are paramount objectives of the journal in areas of growth, development, aging, tissue remodeling, wound healing, and biomineralization. The collection of varied but related articles will inform, stimulate and broaden the outlooks of individual specialists interested in current connective tissue research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cell Biology
Editor-in-chief M. Farooq RaiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine10.1%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine9.7%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine7.7%
- Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Connective tissue disorders researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Collagen: Extraction and CharacterizationMaterials Science5.5%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Protease and Inhibitor MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Academic Search Complete, BIOBASE, Biological Abstracts, Biochemistry and Citation Index, Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive,, Calcium and Calcified Tissues Abstracts, Chemical Hazards in Industry, Chemical Safety Newsbase, Embiology, ETOH, IBZ, IRB, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Laboratory Hazards Bulletin, PASCAL, Scientific Citation Index, SciSearch, SPORT Discuss, SIIC
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,842OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 76 | 29 | 207 |
| 2024 | 34 | 15 | 167 |
| 2023 | 30 | 8 | 174 |
| 2022 | 45 | 14 | 462 |
| 2021 | 37 | 10 | 545 |
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
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 87.5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 9 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Connective Tissue Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability …
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0300-8207
- Electronic ISSN
- 1607-8438
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Connective Tissue Research
What CAS zone is Connective Tissue Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Connective Tissue Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Cell Biology / Orthopedics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Connective Tissue Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Connective Tissue Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 85–208 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 87.5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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 Connective Tissue Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Connective Tissue Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Connective Tissue Research open access, and what is the APC?
Connective Tissue Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .