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Springer Nature · ISSN 1420-682X · 1420-9071

CMLS impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.

Short answer

The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 7.25 citations per paper for CMLS, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

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Key metrics

Two-year mean citedness
7.25Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
h-index
329Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
Papers in 2025
46435,521 in totalSource: OpenAlex
Access
OpenAPC about $4,290Source: OpenAlex
Output

Papers per year.

How many works CMLS published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.

2004006008002019202020212022202320242025464

Fig. 1 — Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Scope

What CMLS publishes.

Mostly Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Plant Science, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.

Alternatives

Journals with a similar citation profile.

JournalTwo-year mean citednessh-indexAccess
CMLS7.25329Open
PLOS Biology7.25383Open
EMBO Mol Med7.39186Open
IJMS7.08426Open
AJHG7.44385Subscription
Questions

About CMLS.

Comment 1What is the CMLS impact factor?
Response

The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 7.25 citations per paper for CMLS, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.

Comment 2Is CMLS open access?
Response

Yes, CMLS is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $4,290.

Comment 3How many papers does CMLS publish a year?
Response

OpenAlex records 464 works in 2025, and 35,521 in total.

Sources

  1. 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026

The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.

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