Cells (ISSN 2073-4409; CODEN: CELLC6) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal of cell biology, molecular biology, and biophysics. Cells is published monthly online by MDPI.
Open Access - free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
High Visibility: indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) and BIOSIS Previews. Indexed for MEDLINE/PubMed, full-text archived in PubMed Central.
Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 15.7 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.1 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2019).
Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Sections: published in six topical sections.
Impact Factor: 5.656 (2018)