Journal profile · CELL BIOLOGY
Protein & Cell
ISSN 1674-800X · eISSN 1674-8018 · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · PEOPLES R CHINA · Monthly · Founded 2010
Protein & Cell: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 18.06; fully open access; APC about USD 2,570; median 99 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Protein & Cell is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Protein & Cell is published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research and RNA modifications and cancer, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Protein & Cell will cease publication with Springer Nature on completion of Volume 13/2022. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher from ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CELL BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
- Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- RNA Research and SplicingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- interferon and immune responsesImmunology and Microbiology4.3%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 18.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,792 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 34 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 405 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | 1,690 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 2,097 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | 1,658 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 5,005 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 139 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (219 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,570 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,800 | Yes | — |
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
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1674-800X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1674-8018
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Protein & Cell
What CAS zone is Protein & Cell in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Protein & Cell is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cell Biology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Protein & Cell?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 18.06; CiteScore 22.6, h-index 134.
How long does peer review take at Protein & Cell?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 66–139 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks. 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 Protein & Cell?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Protein & Cell is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Protein & Cell open access, and what is the APC?
Protein & Cell is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,570.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .