Journal profile · Cell Biology
Experimental Cell Research
ISSN 0014-4827 · eISSN 1090-2422 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1950
Experimental Cell Research: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,270; median 98 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 30%; 331 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Experimental Cell Research is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions and DNA Repair Mechanisms, together about 20.3% 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
- Cell Adhesion Molecules ResearchMedicine7.9%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- DNA Repair MechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | 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
- 3.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 177LetPub ·
- h-index
- 286OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18,969OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 303LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 26,303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 204 | 40 | 67 |
| 2025 | 331 | 89 | 853 |
| 2024 | 362 | 128 | 2,149 |
| 2023 | 274 | 70 | 2,718 |
| 2022 | 292 | 74 | 4,212 |
| 2021 | 382 | 86 | 6,505 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (585 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)
- 30%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 3,270 / EUR 3,060 / GBP 2,620 / JPY 405,580 | — | — |
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
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0014-4827
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-2422
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Experimental Cell Research
What CAS zone is Experimental Cell Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Experimental Cell Research is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cell Biology / Oncology. 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 Experimental Cell Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.51; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 286.
How long does peer review take at Experimental Cell Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 64–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 30%”. 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 Experimental Cell Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Experimental Cell Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Experimental Cell Research open access, and what is the APC?
Experimental Cell Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,270.
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: .