Rockefeller University Press · ISSN 0021-9525 · 1540-8140
JCB 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: 6.72 citations per paper for JCB, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 6.72Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 597Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 28328,865 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionOpen-access options may applySource: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works JCB published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What JCB publishes.
Mostly Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Molecular Biology, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Nuclear Structure and Function
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| JCB | 6.72 | 597 | Subscription |
| Communications Biology | 6.66 | 141 | Open |
| Oncogene | 6.84 | 423 | Subscription |
| Cells | 6.88 | 233 | Open |
| Bioinformatics | 6.51 | 560 | Open |
About JCB.
Comment 1What is the JCB impact factor?
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: 6.72 citations per paper for JCB, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is JCB open access?
JCB is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does JCB publish a year?
OpenAlex records 283 works in 2025, and 28,865 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.