Journal profile
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Molecular Biology of the Cell is published by American Society for Cell Biology under ISSN 1059-1524. It holds an h-index of 299 across 11,576 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 3.6, and is not fully open access. Its main subject areas are Cellular transport and secretion, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions.
Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.
Publication record and impact metrics
| Publisher | American Society for Cell Biology |
|---|---|
| ISSN-L | 1059-1524 |
| All ISSNs | 1059-1524, 1939-4586 |
| Indexed works | 11,576 |
| Total citations | 871,414 |
| h-index | 299 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 3.6 |
| Open access | Not fully open access |
| Main topics | Cellular transport and secretion · Microtubule and mitosis dynamics · Cellular Mechanics and Interactions · Fungal and yeast genetics research · Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease |
Publication figures come from this journal's OpenAlex record, released under CC0, and are a dated snapshot rather than a live count. Check the publisher for current scope and submission requirements.
A worked example from this journal
The source
Human Adipose Tissue Is a Source of Multipotent Stem Cells
- Authors
- Patricia A. Zuk, Min Zhu, Peter Ashjian, Daniel A. De Ugarte, Jerry I. Huang, Hiroshi Mizuno, and 4 more
- Year
- 2002
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 4279-4295
IEEE
P. A. Zuk, M. Zhu, P. Ashjian, D. A. D. Ugarte, J. I. Huang, H. Mizuno et al. "Human Adipose Tissue Is a Source of Multipotent Stem Cells," Molecular Biology of the Cell, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 4279-4295, 2002, doi: 10.1091/mbc.e02-02-0105.
IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Molecular Biology of the Cell against your target publication's reference list before submitting.
APA
Zuk, P. A., Zhu, M., Ashjian, P., Ugarte, D. A. D., Huang, J. I., & Mizuno, H., et al. (2002). Human Adipose Tissue Is a Source of Multipotent Stem Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 13(12), 4279-4295. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e02-02-0105
APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.
BibTeX
@article{zuk2002,
author = {Patricia A. Zuk and Min Zhu and Peter Ashjian and Daniel A. De Ugarte and Jerry I. Huang and Hiroshi Mizuno},
title = {Human Adipose Tissue Is a Source of Multipotent Stem Cells},
journal = {Molecular Biology of the Cell},
volume = {13},
number = {12},
pages = {4279--4295},
year = {2002},
issn = {1059-1524},
doi = {10.1091/mbc.e02-02-0105}
}The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.
What to verify before you submit
- The volume and page range. Molecular Biology of the Cell records 11,576 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
- The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
- Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
- Whether the article is open access. This journal is not fully open access, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
- That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.
How this journal sits in the record
Molecular Biology of the Cell carries an h-index of 299, which is above 30% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 871,414 citations across 11,576 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 3.6.
American Society for Cell Biology is the only publisher of this title in the set covered here, so check its own author guidance for reference style.
These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.
Questions about Molecular Biology of the Cell
What is the ISSN of Molecular Biology of the Cell?
The linking ISSN is 1059-1524. The journal also carries 1939-4586, which usually separate the print and electronic editions. Use the linking ISSN in a BibTeX issn field.
Who publishes Molecular Biology of the Cell?
American Society for Cell Biology publishes it. Check the journal's own author guidance rather than a general publisher template, because reference style is set per title.
Is Molecular Biology of the Cell open access?
OpenAlex does not record it as fully open access. Some articles may still be open individually, so check the specific article rather than assuming from the journal.
How do I cite an article from Molecular Biology of the Cell in LaTeX?
Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key zuk2002 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.
Does Molecular Biology of the Cell use page numbers or article numbers?
The example article runs from page 4279 to 4295, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.
How influential is Molecular Biology of the Cell?
Its h-index is 299, above 30% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 871,414 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 3.6. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.
Does Molecular Biology of the Cell have a Journal Impact Factor?
Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 299 and a two-year mean citedness of 3.6 across 11,576 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.