Cell Metabolism (journal)

Cell Metabolism (journal)
Title	Cell Metabolism
Discipline	Metabolism, Cell Biology, Physiology
Abbreviation	Cell Metab.
Publisher	Cell Press
Country	United States
Frequency	Monthly
History	2005–present
Impact	50.3
Impact-year	2024
Issn	1550-4131

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Cell Metabolism (journal) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cell Press focusing on research at the intersection of cell biology, metabolism, and physiology. Launched in 2005, the journal serves as a forum for experimental and conceptual advances that link molecular mechanisms to organismal biology, attracting contributions from laboratories associated with institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, and University of California, San Francisco. Editors and editorial board members have ties to organizations including the National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Max Planck Society, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

History

Cell Metabolism began publication in 2005 under the imprint of Cell Press with founding editorial leadership drawn from researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School, MIT, University College London, Princeton University, and Yale University. Early volumes published work from laboratories connected to The Rockefeller University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Broad Institute, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. Over its history the journal has featured contributions by scientists who participated in initiatives such as the Human Genome Project, collaborations with the Wellcome Trust, and projects funded by the European Research Council. Editorial transitions involved personnel with prior roles at Nature Medicine, Science Translational Medicine, The Lancet, and Nature Communications.

The journal covers mechanistic studies in areas linked to metabolic regulation performed in models ranging from Saccharomyces cerevisiae laboratories at University of California, Berkeley to mammalian systems studied at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Pennsylvania. Topics include signaling pathways involving proteins studied in labs at Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, mitochondrial biology researched at Karolinska Institutet, nutrient sensing frameworks developed at Institute for Advanced Study-linked groups, and systemic physiology reported by investigators at University of Oxford. Content types span original research articles alongside reviews and perspectives authored by contributors at Yeshiva University, University of Toronto, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Imperial College London. The journal has also published cross-disciplinary work interfacing with clinical centers such as Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai Health System, and pharmaceutical research from Pfizer, Novartis, and Roche.

The editorial office is headquartered within the publishing framework of Cell Press, with chief editors who have served in leadership roles at Harvard Medical School, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, and University of Washington. The advisory board historically included investigators affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Scripps Research, ETH Zurich, University of Heidelberg, and University of Tokyo. Peer review follows single- or double-blind models used across journals like Nature, Science, and PNAS, and involves external reviewers drawn from networks including American Society for Cell Biology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and European Molecular Biology Organization. Editorial policies have been influenced by standards promulgated by entities such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Cell Metabolism is indexed in major databases and services including PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, and EMBASE. The journal’s metadata are tracked by aggregators and citation services associated with Clarivate, Elsevier, CrossRef, and the National Library of Medicine. Institutional repositories at organizations such as Cornell University, Princeton University, and University of California campuses routinely include archived articles, and bibliographic records appear in catalogs of the Library of Congress and the British Library.

The journal has achieved a high impact factor and visibility, often cited in policy discussions at institutions such as the World Health Organization, United Nations, and within advisory committees to the National Institutes of Health. Articles published in the journal have informed clinical guidelines developed at American Diabetes Association meetings and influenced research priorities at funding agencies including the National Science Foundation and the Medical Research Council. Reception among academic communities—spanning faculty at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, King's College London, University of Melbourne, and Seoul National University—has been positive, while occasional editorial decisions have prompted debate echoed in communications from groups such as Retraction Watch and statements by the Wellcome Trust.

Notable articles have come from laboratories led by investigators with appointments at Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Chicago, and University of Toronto, addressing themes from mitochondrial dynamics studied at Max Planck Institute to nutrient-sensing circuits characterized at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Special issues and review collections have been guest-edited by scholars affiliated with University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Karolinska Institutet, and have featured symposia tied to conferences such as the Gordon Research Conferences, Keystone Symposia, and meetings organized by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Seminal papers have been highlighted in coverage by outlets including Nature, The New York Times, The Guardian, Scientific American, and Science.

Category:Academic journals