Metrics

The journal maintains a rapid turnaround for the benefit of authors and readers, and our downloads and citations continue to increase. We present information on turnaround times and for several key journal indicators.

Turnaround times

2024 median submission to first decision: 14 days
2024 median submission to acceptance: 64 days

Citation indices

Latest available data

JCR Category | Scopus Category: Cell Biology
Journal Impact Factor (2024): 2.2; Rank: 158/204
CiteScore (2024): 2.5; Rank: 246/285
SJR (2024): 1.216
SNIP (2024): 0.655

2024 Access numbers by country/region

Citation indices trends

Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)

CiteScore (Elsevier)

SJR (SJR)

Source normalized impact per paper (CWTS)