Protoplasma

Aims & Scope

Protoplasma publishes original papers, short communications and review articles which are of interest to cell biology in all its scientific and applied aspects.

We seek contributions dealing with plants and animals but also prokaryotes, protists and fungi, from the following fields: cell biology of both single and multicellular organisms molecular cytology the cell cycle membrane biology including biogenesis, dynamics, energetics and electrophysiology inter- and intracellular transport the cytoskeleton organelles experimental and quantitative ultrastructure cyto- and histochemistry Further, conceptual contributions such as new models or discoveries at the cutting edge of cell biology research will be published under the headings "New Ideas in Cell Biology".

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.703

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	94

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8058

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1019

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Polychromatic staining of plant cell walls by toluidine blue O

  Citation: 1528

  Authors: T. P., N., M. E.

• ?Transfer cells? Plant cells with wall ingrowths, specialized in relation to short distance transport of solutes?Their occurrence, structure, and development

  Citation: 379

  Authors: B. E. S., J. S.

• On the alignment of cellulose microfibrils by cortical microtubules: A review and a model

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Tobias I.

• A berberine-aniline blue fluorescent staining procedure for suberin, lignin, and callose in plant tissue

  Citation: 336

  Authors: Mark C., Daryl E., Carol A.

• The dynamic roles of intracellular lipid droplets: from archaea to mammals

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Denis J.

• AP2/EREBP transcription factors are part of gene regulatory networks and integrate metabolic, hormonal and environmental signals in stress acclimation and retrograde signalling

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Karl-Josef, Marc Oliver, Andrea

• Role of nitric oxide in tolerance of plants to abiotic stress

  Citation: 292

  Authors: Manzer H., Mohamed H., Mohammed O.

• The evolutionary phylogeny of the oomycete “fungi”

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Gordon W., Sally L., Satoshi

• Biology of callose (β-1,3-glucan) turnover at plasmodesmata

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Raul, Shoko, Bernard L., Vitaly

• Computer simulation of fungal morphogenesis and the mathematical basis for hyphal (tip) growth

  Citation: 259

  Authors: S., F., G.

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