About the journal
Skeletal Muscle is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,590 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 2044-5040
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,590 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 374
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://skeletalmusclejournal.biomedcentral.com
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2011-06-27
- MEDLINE · 2026-09-04
- PUBMED · 2011-01-24
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,590 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 136 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=82)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
374
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
532
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
75
i10-index
372
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2011-06-27
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 88%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 14%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101561193
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
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- Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Ion channel regulation and function
- Ion channel regulation and function
- GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Genetics and Physical Performance
- Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Genetics and Physical Performance
- Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- TGF-β signaling in diseases
- TGF-β signaling in diseases
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Keywords (DOAJ)
- skeletal muscle biology
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