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Cell (journal)

Scientific journal


Scientific journal

FieldValue
titleCell
coverCover_of_Cell_(Scientific_journal).jpg
captionCover of December 2019 issue
editorJohn Pham
disciplineBiology
abbreviationCell
publisherCell Press
frequencyBiweekly
history1974–present
openaccessAfter 12 months
impact45.5
impact-year2023
websitehttp://www.cell.com/
link1http://www.cell.com/current
link1-nameOnline access
link2http://www.cell.com/archive
link2-nameOnline archive
link3http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/621181/description
link3-nameJournal page on Elsevier website
OCLC01792038
LCCN74641498
CODENCELLB5
ISSN0092-8674
eISSN1097-4172

| impact-year = 2023 | link1-name = Online access | link2-name = Online archive | link3-name =Journal page on Elsevier website Cell is a for profit peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the life sciences. Areas covered include molecular biology, cell biology, systems biology, stem cells, developmental biology, genetics and genomics, proteomics, cancer research, immunology, neuroscience, structural biology, microbiology, virology, physiology, biophysics, and computational biology. The journal was established in 1974 by Benjamin Lewin and is published twice monthly by Cell Press, owned by Elsevier.

History

Benjamin Lewin founded Cell in January 1974, under the aegis of MIT Press. He then bought the title and established an independent Cell Press in 1986. In April 1999, Lewin sold Cell Press to Elsevier.

The "Article of the Future" feature was the recipient of a 2011 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological & Life Sciences presented by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers.

Impact factor

According to ScienceWatch, the journal was ranked first overall in the category of highest-impact journals (all fields) over 1995–2005 with an average of 161.2 citations per paper. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 41.582, ranking it first out of 298 journals in "Biochemistry & Molecular Biology".

Contents and features

In addition to original research articles, 'another section publishes previews, reviews, analytical articles, commentaries, essays, correspondence, current nomenclature lists, glossaries, and schematic diagrams of cellular processes. and "PaperFlicks" (video summaries of a Cell paper).

Availability

Content over 12 months old is freely accessible, starting from the January 1995 issue.

Editors

  • John Pham (2018–present)
  • Emilie Marcus (2003–2017)
  • Vivian Siegel (1999–2003)
  • Benjamin Lewin (1974–1999)

References

References

  1. "About ''Cell''". Reed Elsevier.
  2. [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/621181/description Elsevier: ''Cell'': Home] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-09-25 (accessed 12 December 2008))
  3. "Archived copy".
  4. (February 8, 2011). "Cell Press Wins Prestigious PROSE Award for Article of the Future". Elsevier.
  5. Schafer, Nancy Imelda. (October 24, 2005). "Highest-Impact Journals (All Fields), 1995-2005". In-cites.com.
  6. (2019). "2018 Journal Citation Reports". [[Clarivate Analytics]].
  7. "Cell website".
  8. "Cell PaperFlicks". Youtube.com.
  9. "Emilie Marcus, Executive Editor". Elsevier.
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