Journal profile · CELL BIOLOGY-GENETICS & HEREDITY
CYTOLOGIA
ISSN 0011-4545 · eISSN 1348-7019 · Japan Mendel Society · Japan · Quarterly · Founded 1929
CYTOLOGIA: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CYTOLOGIA is published by Japan Mendel Society and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Plant Reproductive Biology and Plant tissue culture and regeneration, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CYTOLOGIA, International Journal of Cytogenetics and Cell Biology, will receive original articles in the field of Cell Sciences including cytology, cytogenetics, and cell biology of a wide range of organisms studied using various research methods. Editors shall decide whether manuscripts meet publication criteria in this journal after reviewing by peers. CYTOLOGIA is published quarterly on March, June, September and December except otherwise stated.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CELL BIOLOGY-GENETICS & HEREDITY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
- Plant Reproductive BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Plant Genetic and Mutation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,857OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,144 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 54 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 82 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 171 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 241 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution; over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japan Mendel Society
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1929
- ISSN
- 0011-4545
- Electronic ISSN
- 1348-7019
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CYTOLOGIA
What CAS zone is CYTOLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CYTOLOGIA is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cell Biology / Genetics & Heredity. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CYTOLOGIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at CYTOLOGIA?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index CYTOLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CYTOLOGIA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CYTOLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
CYTOLOGIA is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .