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Skeletal Muscle

United KingdomCell Biology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
66H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.62SJR (2025)
2011-2026Coverage

About Skeletal Muscle

Skeletal Muscle is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.62 and H-index of 66.

Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Cell Biology (Q1); Molecular Biology (Q1); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Q1).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2590 EUR; 2990 USD; 2290 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time12 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2011 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2044-5040
ISSN-L2044-5040
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex547
Citations recorded in OpenAlex23,063
OpenAlex H-index76
Years represented in OpenAlex1975–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Muscle Physiology and Disorders; Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies; Adipose Tissue and Metabolism; Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research; Mesenchymal stem cell research; Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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