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BMC Molecular and Cell Biology

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Overview

BMC Molecular and Cell Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cellular and molecular biology. The journal considers studies on functional cell biology, molecular mechanisms of transcription and translation, biochemistry, as well as research using both the experimental and theoretical aspects of physics to study biological processes and investigations into the structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Inclusive scope considers cell biology of eukaryotes, prokaryotes and archae
  • High visibility for your work with open access
  • Rigorous and efficient peer review
Lead Editor
  • Nicola Stead

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
2.7 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
2.5 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
14 days
Downloads
886.1k (2025)

Calls for papers

Collection

Cellular mechanisms of aging and senescence

BMC Molecular and Cell Biology is calling for submissions to our Collection on Cellular mechanisms of aging and senescence.

Status
Open for submissions
Submission deadline
21 August 2026

Collection

Control and regulation of hematopoiesis

BMC Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes submissions to our Control and regulation of hematopoiesis Collection.

Status
Open for submissions
Submission deadline
14 August 2026
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Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2661-8850
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. BIOSIS
  2. Baidu
  3. Biological Abstracts
  4. CLOCKSS
  5. CNKI
  6. CNPIEC
  7. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  8. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  9. DOAJ
  10. Dimensions
  11. EBSCO
  12. EMBASE
  13. EMBiology
  14. Gale
  15. GoOA - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  16. Google Scholar
  17. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  18. Medline
  19. Meta
  20. Naver
  21. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  22. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  23. Pathway Studio
  24. Portico
  25. ProQuest
  26. PubMedCentral
  27. Reaxys
  28. SCImago
  29. SCOPUS
  30. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  31. TD Net Discovery Service
  32. Wanfang
  33. eLibrary.ru
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