Nature Cell Biology
Nature Cell Biology is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Nature Portfolio, covering all areas of cell biology. Founded in 1999, it is one of the most prestigious journals in cell biology, with a 2025 impact factor of 22.7, indexed in SCIE.《自然·细胞生物学》（Nature Cell Biology）是由 Nature Portfolio 出版的月度同行评审期刊，涵盖细胞生物学的各个领域。该刊创刊于 1999 年，是细胞生物学领域最负盛名的期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 22.7，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish papers of the highest quality from all areas of cell biology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表细胞生物学各领域的最高质量论文，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Cell structure and dynamics: original research on autophagy, cell adhesion and migration, the cytoskeleton, membrane traffic and dynamics, organelle biology, and the organisation of the nucleus.细胞结构与动态： 关于自噬、细胞黏附与迁移、细胞骨架、膜运输与动态、细胞器生物学以及细胞核组织的原创研究。
- Cell cycle and growth: studies on the cell cycle, cell growth, cell death, DNA replication and repair, proteolysis, and the regulation of cell proliferation.细胞周期与生长： 关于细胞周期、细胞生长、细胞死亡、DNA 复制与修复、蛋白质水解以及细胞增殖调控的研究。
- Chromatin and epigenetics: work on chromatin organisation, epigenetics, nuclear organisation and dynamics, and the regulation of gene expression.染色质与表观遗传学： 关于染色质组织、表观遗传学、核组织与动态以及基因表达调控的研究。
- Development and disease: research on developmental biology, signal transduction, mechanisms of human disease, mechanobiology, and metabolism in the context of cell biology.发育与疾病： 关于发育生物学、信号转导、人类疾病机制、机械生物学以及细胞生物学背景下代谢的研究。
- Article types: original research articles, reviews, perspectives, news and views, comments, and editorial and correspondence pieces on topics of interest to the cell biology community.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、综述、观点、新闻与评述、评论以及关于细胞生物学关注主题的社论与通讯。
History
- Founding: Nature Cell Biology was launched in 1999 by Nature Publishing Group, now Nature Portfolio, as a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to cell biology.创刊： 《自然·细胞生物学》于 1999 年由 Nature 出版集团（现 Nature Portfolio）创办，是一份致力于细胞生物学的多学科期刊。
- Nature Portfolio publication: the journal is published by Nature Portfolio, part of Springer Nature, benefiting from the Nature brand's reputation for high-quality, high-impact scientific publishing.Nature Portfolio 出版： 该刊由 Springer Nature 旗下的 Nature Portfolio 出版，得益于 Nature 品牌在高质量、高影响力科学出版方面的声誉。
- Editorial leadership: the journal has been led by a series of distinguished chief editors, with Christina Kary serving as chief editor since 2019.编辑领导： 该刊由多位杰出主编先后领导，克里斯蒂娜·卡里（Christina Kary）自 2019 年起担任主编。
- Growth and impact: since its founding the journal has grown into one of the most prestigious and highly cited journals in cell biology, consistently ranking among the top cell biology journals by impact factor.发展与影响力： 自创刊以来该刊已发展为细胞生物学领域最负盛名、被引最高的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居细胞生物学期刊前列。
Editors
The journal is led by a chief editor supported by an international editorial team:该刊由主编领导，国际编辑团队协助工作：
- Chief editor: Christina Kary, PhD, serves as the chief editor, based in the New York office, responsible for the journal's editorial direction and performance.主编： 克里斯蒂娜·卡里（Christina Kary），哲学博士，担任主编，驻地纽约办公室，负责该刊的编辑方向与运营表现。
- International editorial team: the journal has an international team of editors based in offices worldwide, each with expertise in specific areas of cell biology.国际编辑团队： 该刊拥有分布于全球各地办公室的国际编辑团队，每位编辑负责细胞生物学的特定领域。
- Review model: manuscripts undergo rigorous peer review, with editorial decisions based on scientific quality, novelty, and potential impact across the cell biology community.评审模式： 稿件经过严格同行评审，编辑决定基于科学质量、新颖性以及对细胞生物学领域的潜在影响做出。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。