The Japan Society for Cell Biology and Cell Structure and Function aim to serve the molecular and cell biology communities. By publishing your work in the journal, you and your co-authors benefit in many ways.
These include:
- Expert, personalized peer review and editorial advice. The Cell Structure and Function Editorial Board, led by Professor Michiyuki Matsuda (Kyoto University), comprises more than 50 senior academics in cell biology.
- Rapid peer review and online publication. The 2023 median time from submission to first decision is 14 days and the 2023 median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days.
- Wide availability. Articles are hosted on the enhanced J-STAGE platform and PubMed Central, ensuring your article is available across the broad spectrum of potential readers.
- Enhanced discoverability. CSF is published in full-text HTML with rich metadata; together with indexing in MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus and other databases ensures your article will be found and used.
- Long-term availability. CSF articles are included in the Portico archive, ensuring the long-term availability of your article.
- International reach. In addition to being seen and read by the 1200-strong membership of the Japan Society for Cell Biology, your publication will be freely available to readers worldwide.
- Compliance with funding requirements. The journal’s Open Access policies support you in adhering to funding mandates.
- Free article alerts. RSS feeds and automatic email alerts (via J-STAGE) notify registrants as soon as your article has been published.
- Retain copyright. You retain copyright to your work, which is published as open access under a Creative Commons license.
- Affordable charges. Open Access publication costs only ¥100,000 (approximately US$650) for all article types except commissioned Reviews and Mini-reviews, which are free to publish.