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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #852CAS 2区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):SEMIN. CELL DEV. BIOL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 2.707•SCImago Rank: #852•Identifier (ISSN):1084-9521(Print)/1096-3634(Online)•Articles / Year: 173•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,932 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
6.7
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
128

128 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
173articles/year
38.58% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.3)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.499)
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20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.727)
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20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.691)
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20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.46)
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20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.138)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology is a review journal dedicated to keeping scientists informed of developments in the field of molecular cell and developmental biology, on a topic by topic basis. Each issue is thematic in approach, devoted to an important topic of interest to cell and developmental biologists, focusing on the latest advances and their specific implications. Every issue is edited by a guest editor, an Internationally acknowledged expert in the field, and contains six to eight authoritative invited reviews on different aspects of the subject area. The aim of each issue is to provide a coordinated, readable, and lively review of a selected area, published rapidly to ensure currency.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.9%Genetics85.4%Chemistry83.1%Biochemistry82.3%Cell biology70.8%Medicine64.4%Gene62.4%Internal medicine50%Computational biology29%Psychology25.4%Physics24.2%Cell23.2%Neuroscience22.9%Endocrinology22.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #852Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.707

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
183

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.88

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,932 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,439
3-Year Documents474
Citable Documents425

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cell BiologyQ1
Developmental BiologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区CELL BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
9.1周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
17.1周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1996
Editorial Address
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON, ENGLAND, NW1 7DX
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CELL BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
52/207Q2
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
4/39Q1
CELL BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
84/207Q2
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
10/39Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—288
2025668301
20246.236311
20237.31462,212
20227.4992495,946
20217.7272588,436
20206.6911949,148
20195.4617110,406
20186.1382149,738
2017—31023,525
2016—28817,007
2015—20417,075
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology

WoS Q2
3579201820192020202120222023202420256.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01