Each month, the journal publishes easy-to-assimilate, up-to-the minute reports of experimental findings by researchers using a wide range of the latest techniques. Promoting the aims of cell biologists worldwide, papers reporting on structure and function - especially where they relate to the physiology of the whole cell - are strongly encouraged. Molecular biology is welcome, as long as articles report findings that are seen in the wider context of cell biology. In covering all areas of the cell, the journal is both appealing and accessible to a broad audience. Authors whose papers do not appeal to cell biologists in general because their topic is too specialized (e.g. infectious microbes, protozoology) are recommended to send them to more relevant journals. Papers reporting whole animal studies or work more suited to a medical journal, e.g. histopathological studies or clinical immunology, are unlikely to be accepted, unless they are fully focused on some important cellular aspect.
These last remarks extend particularly to papers on cancer. Unless firmly based on some deeper cellular or molecular biological principle, papers that are highly specialized in this field, with limited appeal to cell biologists at large, should be directed towards journals devoted to cancer, there being very many from which to choose.
The Journal Features:
Original papers: articles relating to all aspects of animal and plant cell biology
Short communications: brief and rapidly published papers making a specific well-documented point Mini-reviews: usually invited contributors providing state-of-the-art overviews of hot topics
Reviews
Commentaries and letters to the editor, including critiques of recent papers, often by invited contributors
Hypotheses
Methodology
Editorials
Special online collections
Editorials
Special online collections


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Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI)
Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage)
Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing)
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing)
AgBiotech News & Information (CABI)
AgBiotechNet (CABI)
Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (CABI)
Animal Breeding Abstracts (CABI)
Animal Health & Production Compendium (CABI)
Animal Production Database (CABI)
Animal Science Database (CABI)
Aquaculture Compendium (CABI)
ArticleFirst (OCLC)
BIOBASE: Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier)
Biochemistry & Biophysics Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Biocontrol News & Information (CABI)
Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics)
Biological Science Database (ProQuest)
BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics)
CAB Abstracts® (CABI)
CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS)
Crop Physiology Abstracts (CABI)
Crop Protection Compendium (CABI)
Crop Science Database (CABI)
Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI)
Electronic Collections Online (OCLC)
Embase (Elsevier)
Environmental Impact (CABI)
Environmental Science Database (CABI)
Field Crop Abstracts (CABI)
Forest Science Database (CABI)
Global Health (CABI)
Grasslands & Forage Abstracts (CABI)
Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest)
Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest)
Helminthological Abstracts (CABI)
Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI)
Horticultural Science Database (CABI)
Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest)
InfoTrac (GALE Cengage)
InfoTree (CABI)
Maize Abstracts (CABI)
Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest)
MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM)
Natural Science Collection (ProQuest)
Nutrition & Food Sciences Database (CABI)
Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series A: Human & Experimental (CABI)
Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series B: Livestock Feeds & Feeding (CABI)
Organic Research Database (CABI)
Ornamental Horticulture (CABI)
Parasitology Database (CABI)
Pig News & Information (CABI)
Plant Breeding Abstracts (CABI)
Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (CABI)
Plant Genetics and Breeding Database (CABI)
Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (CABI)
Plant Protection Database (CABI)
Postharvest News & Information (CABI)
Potato Abstracts (CABI)
Poultry Abstracts (CABI)
ProQuest Central (ProQuest)
Protozoological Abstracts (CABI)
Review of Agricultural Entomology (CABI)
Review of Aromatic & Medicinal Plants (CABI)
Review of Medical & Veterinary Entomology (CABI)
Review of Medical & Veterinary Mycology (CABI)
Review of Plant Pathology (CABI)
Rice Abstracts (CABI)
Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest)
SCOPUS (Elsevier)
Soybean Abstracts Online (CABI)
Sugar Industry Abstracts (CABI)
Technology Collection (ProQuest)
Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI)
Veterinary Bulletin (CABI)
Veterinary Science Database (CABI)
VetMed Resource (CABI)
Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
Weed Abstracts (CABI)
Wheat, Barley & Triticale Abstracts (CABI)