Protein & Cell
Protein & Cell is a cell biology monthly founded in January 2010 by the Biophysical Society of China together with Higher Education Press and the Beijing Institutes of Life Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, now published by Oxford University Press, with a 2025 impact factor of 18.2.Protein & Cell(《蛋白质与细胞》)是中国生物物理学会、高等教育出版社与中国科学院北京生命科学研究院联合创办的细胞生物学月刊,2010 年 1 月创刊,现由牛津大学出版社出版,2025 年影响因子为 18.2。[1]
Scope
- Scope: the journal addresses the latest achievements and trends in bioscience and biomedicine, covering molecular and cell biology, model organisms, biotechnology and basic and clinical medicine.学科定位: 期刊报道生命科学与生物医学的最新成果与发展趋势,覆盖分子、细胞、模式生物、生物技术以及基础与临床医学等广泛主题。
- Subject coverage: fields include cell and molecular biology, proteomics, biochemistry, developmental biology, structural biology, immunology, microbiology, genetics, neuroscience and oncology.收录主题: 具体领域包括细胞生物学、分子生物学、蛋白质学、生物化学、发育生物学、结构生物学、免疫学、微生物学、遗传学、神经科学与肿瘤学等。
- Signature column: a Recollection column carries personal narratives by leading life scientists.特色栏目: 期刊设有 Recollection 回忆性栏目,收录科学大家的亲历叙事。
- Publishing model: fully open access, the journal also runs a fast track for early-career researchers.出版模式: 期刊为完全开放获取,并为青年学者的成果开辟快速通道。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal holds a first-quartile position in cell biology, with a 2025 impact factor of 18.2.收录与指标: 被科学引文索引扩展版收录,在细胞生物学类别中列第一区,2025 年影响因子为 18.2。[2]
History
- Founded in 2010: the journal was launched in January 2010 by Higher Education Press with the Biophysical Society of China and the Beijing Institutes of Life Science of the CAS, with Springer handling overseas distribution.2010年创刊: 期刊于 2010 年 1 月创刊,由高等教育出版社、中国生物物理学会与中国科学院北京生命科学研究院联合创办,海外发行交由施普林格承担。
- Indexing milestones: the journal entered Medline in November 2010 and the Science Citation Index in November 2012, turning fully open access in 2014.收录节点: 期刊于 2010 年 11 月进入 Medline,2012 年 11 月进入 SCI 引文数据库,2014 年转为完全开放获取出版。
- Publisher history: in 2023 Oxford University Press and Higher Education Press agreed a partnership, moving the journal onto the OUP platform.出版方沿革: 2023 年起牛津大学出版社与高等教育出版社达成合作,期刊转入 OUP 平台出版。
- Recognition: the journal has been named among China's top hundred sci-tech periodicals and its most internationally influential journals.学会认可: 期刊曾入选中国「百强科技期刊」与「中国最具国际影响力学术期刊」。[3]
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 10.164 in 2019, 21.1 in 2022 and 18.2 in 2025.近年指标: 影响因子 2019 年为 10.164,2022 年为 21.1,2025 年为 18.2。
- Frequency: the journal appears monthly.刊期: 期刊为月刊。
Editors
- Editor-in-chief: the journal is led by Academician Zihe Rao of Tsinghua University.现任主编: 主编为饶子和院士,任职于清华大学。
- Deputy editors: the team includes Le Kang of the Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Rui-Ming Xu of the Institute of Biophysics CAS, Bob Sim of Oxford, Xiaoyu Hu of Tsinghua, Guang-Hui Liu of the CAS Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration and Zhiqiang An of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.副主编团队: 副主编包括中科院北京生命科学研究院的 Le Kang、中科院生物物理研究所的 Rui-Ming Xu、牛津大学的 Bob Sim、清华大学的 Xiaoyu Hu、中科院动物研究所的 Guang-Hui Liu 与德克萨斯大学休斯顿健康科学中心的 Zhiqiang An 等。
- Editorial board: the international board spans structural biology, immunology, stem cells and translational medicine.编委构成: 编委会国际化,覆盖结构生物学、免疫学、干细胞与转化医学等方向。[4]
- Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through Editorial Manager and undergo peer review.投稿与评审: 稿件经 Editorial Manager 在线系统递交,接受同行评审。
- Editorial policy: the journal builds international dialogue around protein and cell research while nurturing the Chinese life science community.编辑方针: 期刊强调蛋白质与细胞研究的国际对话,兼顾前沿成果与中国生命科学社区的成长。