Journal of Cell Science
Last updated ISSN 0021-9533
Journal of Cell Science is published by The Company of Biologists in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Cell Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
Key facts
| Publisher | The Company of Biologists |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0021-9533, 1477-9137 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 24,230 |
| Publishing since | 1817 |
| Journal website | jcs.biologists.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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