The Journal of Cell Biology
Last updated ISSN 0021-9525
The Journal of Cell Biology is published by Rockefeller University Press 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 The Journal of Cell Biology 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
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Key facts
| Publisher | Rockefeller University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0021-9525, 1540-8140 |
| 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 | 28,864 |
| Publishing since | 1883 |
| Journal website | www.jcb.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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