Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Journal of Cellular Biotechnology
ISSN 2352-3689 · eISSN 2352-3697 · SAGE Publications (formerly IOS Press)
Journal of Cellular Biotechnology: subscription journal; APC about USD 4,150; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cellular Biotechnology is published by SAGE Publications (formerly IOS Press). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Blood properties and coagulation, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 26.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cellular Biotechnology is a peer-reviewed international journal for advancing research activities in the field of cellular biotechnology. It serves as a medium for the publication of full papers, invited reviews, short communications, technical notes and letters to the Editor-in-Chief on all aspects of cellular biotechnology. This comprises … | View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blood properties and coagulationMedicine9.4%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine8.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry7.8%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine7.2%
- Blood transfusion and managementMedicine5.6%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering5%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy5%
- Erythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyMedicine5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 253/325 | 22nd |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q4 | 106/134 | 21st |
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 360/414 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 172 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 113 |
| 2025 | 19 | 4 | 172 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 163 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 187 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 | 126 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 127 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted14, with length limits
- full papersIt serves as a medium for the publication of full papers, invited reviews, short communications, technical notes and letters to the Editor-in-Chief on all aspec…Length not stated
- images in biotechnology5) The “Images in Biotechnology” article type is not intended for short reports. It should not exceed one page.Length not stated
- invited reviewsIt serves as a medium for the publication of full papers, invited reviews, short communications, technical notes and letters to the Editor-in-Chief on all aspec…Length not stated
- letters to the editor-in-chiefIt serves as a medium for the publication of full papers, invited reviews, short communications, technical notes and letters to the Editor-in-Chief on all aspec…Length not stated
- mini-reviews“Mini-Reviews” should have a maximum of 4000 words, up to 2 display elements (figures/tables) and will usually be invited by the Editors.Length not stated
- research article1) “Research Articles” should have a maximum of 10.000 words, up to 8 display elements (figures/tables), describing the complete study. Longer manuscripts will …Length not stated
- research articles1) “Research Articles” should have a maximum of 10.000 words, up to 8 display elements (figures/tables), describing the complete study.Length not stated
- review1) “Research Articles” should have a maximum of 10.000 words, up to 8 display elements (figures/tables), describing the complete study. Longer manuscripts will …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review article1) “Research Articles” should have a maximum of 10.000 words, up to 8 display elements (figures/tables), describing the complete study. Longer manuscripts will …Length not stated
- reviews2) “Reviews” should have a maximum 8000 words, up to 5 display elements (figures/tables).Length not stated
- short communication1) “Research Articles” should have a maximum of 10.000 words, up to 8 display elements (figures/tables), describing the complete study. Longer manuscripts will …main text ≤ 10,000 words
- short communications3) “Short Communications” should have a maximum of 3000 words, 3 display elements (figures/tables), describing results that are brief, timely, and/or of such im…Length not stated
- technical notesIt serves as a medium for the publication of full papers, invited reviews, short communications, technical notes and letters to the Editor-in-Chief on all aspec…Length not stated
- technical reports4) “Technical Reports” should have a maximum of 3000 words, 3 display elements (figures/tables), and describe the development of a novel method or an improvemen…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. It is possible to have figures printed in color, provided the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author. See Preparation of Manuscripts for the required file formats. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review type: Single anonymized Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal endorses the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment. However, consistent with the AllTrials campaign, retrospectively registered trials will be considered if the justification for late registration is acceptable. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be …
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
- SAGE Publications (formerly IOS Press)
- ISSN
- 2352-3689
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-3697
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cellular Biotechnology
Which databases index Journal of Cellular Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cellular Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Cellular Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cellular Biotechnology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .