Journal profile · Cell Biology
Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
ISSN 0142-4319 · eISSN 1573-2657 · Springer International Publishing · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,890; median 72 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, Muscle Physiology and Disorders and Muscle activation and electromyography studies, together about 53% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility has as its main aim the publication of original research which bears on either the excitation and contraction of muscle, the analysis of any one of the processes involved therein, the processes underlying contractility and motility of animal and plant cells, the toxicology and pharmacology related to contractility, or the formation, dynamics and turnover of contractile structures in muscle and non-muscle cells. Studies describing the impact of pathogenic mutations in genes encoding components of contractile structures in humans or animals are welcome, provided they offer mechanistic insight into the disease process or the underlying gene function. The policy of the Journal is to encourage any form of novel practical study whatever its specialist interest, as long as it falls within this broad field. Theoretical essays are welcome provided that they are concise and suggest practical ways in which they may be tested. Manuscripts reporting new mutations in known disease genes without validation and mechanistic insight will not be considered. It is the policy of the journal that cells lines, hybridomas and DNA clones should be made available by the developers to any qualified investigator. Submission of a manuscript for publication constitutes an agreement of the authors to abide by this principle. Full-length Reviews and short News and Views items will also be published; these will normally be commissioned, but may also be submitted to the Editors. Book Reviews, Abstracts from and reports of meetings and other items will be published at the discretion of the Editors. All publication will be in English, and it is the responsibility of contributors to ensure that their text is comprehensible. Honorary Editors Clive R. Bagshaw, PhD, University of California, United States of America James Spudich, PhD, Stanford University, United States of America Edwin W. Taylor, PhD, Northwestern University, United States of America David Trentham, PhD, King's College London, United Kingdom Christopher Ashley, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Cell Biology
Editor-in-chief Michelle PeckhamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 19, United States 16, Germany 5, Australia 3, Netherlands 3 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMedicine23.3%
- Muscle Physiology and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.3%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering7.4%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseMedicine5.6%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.3%
- Muscle metabolism and nutritionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,396OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 196,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 2025 | 32 | 20 | 72 |
| 2024 | 23 | 14 | 124 |
| 2023 | 22 | 16 | 119 |
| 2022 | 26 | 13 | 238 |
| 2021 | 20 | 9 | 156 |
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
72 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 92 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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 3,890 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- correspondenceResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …Length not stated
- editorialResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …Length not stated
- letterResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …Length not stated
- rapid communicationResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …Length not stated
- research paperResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …Length not stated
- reviewResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- viewpointResearch papers: Papers may be as short or as long as the findings justify but should be complete; preliminary findings will not normally be accepted. Halftone …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Submission implies the work is unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere, and approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Authors must ensure data, materials, software, and code support published claims and comply with field standards; journals may have individual data-sharing policies. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission from copyright owners is required for previously published figures, tables, or text passages, with evidence included at submission. Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0142-4319
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2657
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
What CAS zone is Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cell Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 103.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 72 days (interquartile range 46–112 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (19), United States (16) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,890.
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: .