Cell Adhesion and Migration

Aims & Scope

Cell Adhesion & Migration is a multi-disciplinary, peer reviewed open access journal that focuses on the biological or pathological implications of cell-cell and cell-microenvironment interactions.

The main focus of this journal is fundamental science.

The journal strives to serve a broad readership by regularly publishing review articles covering specific disciplines within the field, and by publishing focused issues that provide an overview on specific topics of interest within the field.

Cell Adhesion & Migration publishes relevant and timely original research, as well as authoritative overviews, commentaries, and perspectives, providing context for the work presented in Cell Adhesion & Migration and for key results published elsewhere.

Original research papers may cover all topics important in the field of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions.

Cell Adhesion & Migration also publishes articles related to cell biomechanics, biomaterial, and development of related imaging technologies.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,165.00 AUD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• An introduction to the wound healing assay using live-cell microscopy

  Citation: 559

  Authors: James E. N., Judith A., Feng, Miria E., Jennifer E., Katarzyna M., Pina

• Understanding the effect of mean pore size on cell activity in collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds

  Citation: 547

  Authors: Ciara M., Fergal J.

• A new role for the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition

  Citation: 496

  Authors: Wenting, Zhen, Nonghua

• The filamins

  Citation: 409

  Authors: Fumihiko, Thomas P., John H.

• The laminin family

  Citation: 374

  Authors: Monique

• Oxidative stress in Alzheimer disease

  Citation: 373

  Authors: Alejandro, Nuria

• Laminins in basement membrane assembly

  Citation: 372

  Authors: Erhard, Peter D.

• Dynamics of the Rho-family small GTPases in actin regulation and motility

  Citation: 365

  Authors: Désirée, Louis

• Filopodia and adhesion in cancer cell motility

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Antti, Riina, Johanna

• Epithelial-mesenchymal transition during extravillous trophoblast differentiation

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Jessica, Jürgen, Hannah E. J., Maria I., Bill, Martin, Padma