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2000–2018
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Open access
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BMC Cell Biology
BMC Cell Biology is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1471-2121Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
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Quick answers
Is BMC Cell Biology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2000–2018).
What is the impact factor of BMC Cell Biology?
BMC Cell Biology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in BMC Cell Biology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,170 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Cell Biology and what is its ISSN?
BMC Cell Biology is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1471-2121.
Is BMC Cell Biology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is BMC Cell Biology open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed BMC Cell Biology for 19 years, between 2000 and 2018. Coverage ended in 2018, 8 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 878 works and 42,331 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2018, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2018, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is BMC Cell Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Cell Biology has an h-index of 92 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
92
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
786
i10-index
878
works indexed
42,331
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,170
BMC Cell Biology published 31 papers in 2018; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 102. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Cell Biology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2018. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2018
- Retracted papers 2 · 2.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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