About the journal
The Journal of Cell Biology is a journal published by Rockefeller University Press in United States. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Rockefeller University Press
- ISSN
- 0021-9525 · 1540-8140
- Country
- United States
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://www.jcb.org/
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1965-01-01
- PUBMED · 1962-03-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Actual review time (measured)
- 225 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=83)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
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Works in OpenAlex
28963
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
599
i10-index
23169
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Editorial & policy5
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 98%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 98%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- JCBCell biology
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0375356
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Subject areas
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Show all subjects (50)
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA modifications and cancer
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