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Journal overview

Cell Cycle  is a bi-weekly peer-reviewed journal of high priority research from all areas of cell biology.

Cell Cycle covers all topics from yeast to man, from DNA to function, from development to aging, from stem cells to cell senescence, from metabolism to cell death, from cancer to neurobiology, from molecular biology to therapeutics. Our goal is fast publication of outstanding research. Cell Cycle accepts the following types of article: Research Papers/Reports, Reviews, Perspectives, Letters to the Editor and News and Views.

Cell Cycle has a prominent Editorial Board, which includes 3 Nobel Prize winners and other outstanding scientists.

Categories of manuscripts include:

  • Research papers/Reports

  • Perspectives/Reviews

  • Invited follow-ups to important articles published in Cell Cycle and elsewhere: Extra Views, Features, News and Views

Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

Cell Cycle offers online manuscript submission and single anonymized peer-review by independent, anonymous expert referees, as well as a flexible open access policy.

The journal is indexed by PubMed/Medline, Thomson Reuters, and Scopus. It is available both in the print and online formats.

Cell Cycle will, at the discretion of the Chief Editor, consider reviewer reports from previous submission to other high-impact journals for accelerated review. High-priority papers will be peer-reviewed and published as soon as possible.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.

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