About this journal
Aims and scope
Animal Cells and Systems is a fully open access journal that covers diverse aspects of biological sciences, including developmental, molecular and cellular.
Animal Cells and Systems is the official journal of the Korean Society for Integrative Biology and was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Education).
The journal aims to inform and advance development of the biological sciences.
Animal Cells and Systems includes research in the following areas:
- Developmental Biology
- Evolution and Molecular Ecology
- Genetics & Genomics
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Neurobiology and Physiology
- Translational Medicine
The journal considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Animal Cells and Systems and have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere.
Animal Cells and Systems operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
All articles are made freely and permanently available online through gold open access publication.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 172K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.5 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.4 (2023) 5 year IF
- 4.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.585 (2023) SNIP
- 0.633 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 12 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 36 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 29% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Joohong Ahnn, Ph.D – Hanyang University, Korea
Associate Editors
Hosung Jung - Yonsei University, Korea
Chungho Kim - Korea University, Korea
Jae Bum Kim – Seoul National University, Korea
Jun-Mo Kim - Chung Ang University, Korea
Seyun Kim - KAIST, Korea
Sun-Kyung Lee - Hanyang University, Korea
Jin-Wu Nam - Hanyang University, Korea
Sang Ki Park - POSTECH, Korea
Ho Young Suk – Yeungnam University, Korea
Editorial Board Members
Kee-Jeong Ahn – Chungnam National University, Korea
Jae Ho Cheong – Yonsei University, Korea
Junho Choe - Hanyang University, Korea
Je-Min Choi – Hanyang University, Korea
Jung-Kyoon Choi – KAIST, Korea
Se-Young Choi – Seoul National University, Korea
Yong Jun Choi - Ajou University, Korea
Jae-Yong Chung – Seoul National University, Korea
Man-Kyo Chung – University of Maryland, USA
Sungsoon Fang - Yonsei University, Korea
Heon Yung Gee – Yonsei University, Korea
Jaeseok Han - Soonchunhyang University, Korea
Sohyun Hwang – Cha University, Korea
Sun Wook Hwang – Korea University, Korea
Ui Wook Hwang – Kyungpook National University, Korea
Chanhee Kang - Seoul National University, Korea
Ho Chul Kang - Ajou University, Korea
Shin H. Kang – Temple University, USA
Yang Jae Kang – Gyeongsang National University, Korea
Byunghyuk Kim - Dongguk University, Korea
Eun Young Kim - Ajou University, Korea
Hakyun Kim - Chung Ang University, Korea
Hyongbum Kim – Yonsei University, Korea
Hyunkyung Kim – Korea University, Korea
Jaemin Kim– Gyeongsang National University, Korea
Kwoneel Kim - Kyunghee University
Kyuhyung Kim – DGIST, Korea
Hyuk Wan Ko - Yonsei Univerisity, Korea
Ja Seung Koo – Yonsei University, Korea
Ja Wook Koo - Korea Brain Research Institute, Korea
Srikanth Krishnamoorthy – Cornell University, USA
In Hye Lee - Ewha Womans University, Korea
Jae-Hyung Lee - Kyung Hee University, Korea
Hyuk Je Lee - Sangji University, Korea
Ben Lehner – EMBL/CRG Systems Biology Unit, Spain
Kyu-Sang Lim – Kongju National University
Steven A. Nadler – University of California, Davis, USA
Sung-Gyoo Park – Seoul National University, Korea
Tae Jun Park - Ajou University, Korea
Woo-Jae Park - Gachon University, Korea
Jong Bae Seo - Mokpo National University, Korea
Jiwon Shim - Hanyang University, Korea
Chan Young Shin - Konkuk University, Korea
Donghyun Shin – Jeonbuk National University, Korea
Eui-Cheol Shin – KAIST, Korea
Mark E. Siddall – American Museum of Natural History, USA
Mi-Ryoung Song - GIST, Korea
Christine Vogel – New York University, USA
Wolfgang Waegele – Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Germany
Yong-Jin Won – Ewha Womans University, Korea
Chengbiao Wu – University of California, San Diego, USA
Haiyuan Yu – Cornell University, USA
Seong-Woon Yu - DGIST, Korea
Managing Editor/Associate Editor
Sun-Kyung Lee – Hanyang University, Korea
[email protected]
Editorial Office
Room 510, Natural Science Building
Hanyang University
Wangshimri-Ro 222, Seongdong-Gu
Seoul 04763, Korea
The Korean Society for Integrative Biology (KSIB)
The Korea Science and Technology Center
(Rm. 1002), 22, 7 Gil Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06130, Korea
E-mail: [email protected]
Abstracting and indexing
- BIOSIS
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- PubMed Central (PMC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded
- Scopus
- Zoological Records
Open access
Animal Cells and Systems is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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6 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Animal Cells and Systems (2008 - current)
Formerly known as
- Integrative Biosciences (2005 - 2007)
- Korean Journal of Biological Sciences (1997 - 2004)
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