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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Cell Host & Microbe (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Cell Host & Microbe published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Parasitologyrank 1 of 47 journals
- Virologyrank 1 of 43 journals
- Microbiologyrank 6 of 171 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Cell Host & Microbe
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Cell Host & Microbe is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$10,400.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Cell Host & Microbe
Cell Host & Microbe follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Cell Press: Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country.
Authors affiliated in 82 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If Cell Host & Microbe is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at Cell Host & Microbe
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Cell Host & Microbe has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Apr 2018. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Cell Host & Microbe
Funders named most often
A high share of funded papers usually means the journal is a common choice for grant-supported work in its field. If your funder pays article processing charges, or your country qualifies for a waiver, check what applies to your author team with the free APC waiver checker.
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03Indexing
Indexing of Cell Host & Microbe
- ISSN
- 1931-3128
- eISSN
- 1934-6069
- Publisher
- Cell Press all its journals →
- Subjects
- Microbiology, Parasitology, Virology
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Cell Host & Microbe
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Cell Host & Microbe accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. Cell Host & Microbe is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Cell Host & Microbe
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06Same subject
Parasitology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Cell Host & Microbe when the 47 journals of Parasitology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Infectious Diseases of Poverty | 6.72 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 3 | PLoS Pathogens | 5.51 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 4 | International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance | 4.21 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 5 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases | 4.07 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 6 | Parasites & Vectors | 4.01 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 7 | Malaria Journal | 3.88 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 8 | Parasite | 3.78 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 9 | Pathogens and Global Health | 3.55 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Cell Host & Microbe?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Cell Host & Microbe is 15.8: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 15.8 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Cell Host & Microbe?
The h-index of Cell Host & Microbe is 312 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 312 of its papers have each been cited at least 312 times. Its i10-index is 2,545.
What is the APC of Cell Host & Microbe?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$10,400 for Cell Host & Microbe (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Cell Host & Microbe?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Cell Host & Microbe is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Cell Host & Microbe indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Cell Host & Microbe appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Cell Host & Microbe an SCIE journal?
Yes. Cell Host & Microbe is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Cell Host & Microbe in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Cell Host & Microbe is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Cell Host & Microbe offer an APC waiver?
Cell Host & Microbe follows the policy of Cell Press: Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Cell Host & Microbe retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Cell Host & Microbe, 1 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are unreliable data, unreliable results and/or conclusions. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Cell Host & Microbe?
84% of 200 recent research articles in Cell Host & Microbe name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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