Journal profile · MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Cytology
ISSN 0970-9371 · eISSN 0974-5165 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · INDIA · Quarterly · Founded 1984
Journal of Cytology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 240 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cytology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer and biochemical research, Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas, together about 24.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective is to assess genetic damage in oral exfoliative cells of CMI-associated individuals presenting with and without OPMD using micronuclei count, argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region (AgNOR) count, and comet assay.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Rohit TewariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer and biochemical researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.1%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine8%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine6.8%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine6.2%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.7%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | 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 | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY · rank 30/33
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,495 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 20 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 116 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 168 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 228 |
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
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 158 days – 379 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 65 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 330 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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 46 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0970-9371
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-5165
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cytology
What CAS zone is Journal of Cytology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cytology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cytology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cytology?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 158–379 days); authors report an average review time of about 46 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Cytology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY Q4 (30/33). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Cytology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cytology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cytology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Cytology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cytology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .