ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,978Top JournalHybrid

Cbe-Life Sciences Education

Abbreviation (ISO):CBE-LIFE SCI EDUC
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Identifier (ISSN):1931-7913(Print)
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Publisher:American Society for Cell Biology
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.6↓ -0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cbe-Life Sciences Education

WoS Q1
13462.4120182.3820192.2420203.3320213.9620223.720234.620244.120253.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.343
#2,978

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
106

106 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate19.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
70articles/year
98.98% Gold OA•98.08% Original Research

Aims & Scope

CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE), a free, online quarterly journal, is published by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The journal was launched in spring 2002 as Cell Biology Education—A Journal of Life Science Education. The ASCB changed the name of the journal in spring 2006 to better reflect the breadth of its readership and the scope of its submissions. LSE publishes peer-reviewed articles on life science education at the K–12, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The ASCB believes that learning in biology encompasses diverse fields, including math, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, and the interdisciplinary intersections of biology with these fields. Within biology, LSE focuses on how students are introduced to the study of life sciences, as well as approaches in cell biology, developmental biology, neuroscience, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and proteomics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology87.6%Mathematics73%Mathematics education66.1%Sociology64%Computer science62%Medicine56.4%Political science51.7%Law49.9%Pedagogy48.4%Philosophy48%Biology47.1%Medical education41%Economics38%Epistemology33.9%Engineering31.2%Physics30.9%Economic growth25.6%Artificial intelligence23.8%Statistics22.8%Geology20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Q1
Rank16/89
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Q1
Rank5/90
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.6
Articles / Year44
Total Citations21
2025
IF4.1
Articles / Year55
Total Citations177
2024
IF4.6
Articles / Year86
Total Citations752
2023
IF3.7
Articles / Year62
Total Citations917
2022
IF3.955
Articles / Year98
Total Citations2,123

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,978Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.343

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.82

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,565 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,108
3-Year Documents244
Citable Documents241

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate69.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1
EducationQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 19.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cbe-Life Sciences Education (abbr: CBE-LIFE SCI EDUC, ISSN: 1931-7913) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of EDUCATION, published by American Society for Cell Biology in United States since 2006. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.343 (Q1), an H-index of 106.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 70 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,565 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
American Society for Cell Biology
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2006
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY, 8120 WOODMONT AVE, STE 750, BETHESDA, USA, MD, 20814-2755

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