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Cell Genomics

Cell Genomics is a Cell Press gold open access journal that publishes cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research at the intersection of genomics and the life sciences.

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Subject Genetics & Heredity

Impact Factor 9

Quartile Q1

Open Access Type Open

ISSN 2666-979X

eISSN 2666-979X

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Article publishing charge: $8,900.

Submission Instructions

Cell Genomics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter should explain the prior background, the conceptual advance, the significance and potential impact of the work, and note if the paper is part of a consortium.

Abstract A single-paragraph summary or abstract is required. The summary must be no more than 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured as a single paragraph.

Manuscript The manuscript should be under 8,000 words, excluding the reference list, STAR Methods, and supplemental information. The manuscript requires a resource availability section, must use STAR Methods format for acceptance, and may combine discussion with results as a "results and discussion" section. Up to 10 keywords may be included after the summary, an author contributions section and a declaration of interests section are required, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process is required only if applicable, and a supplemental information heading listing supplemental files is required when supplemental material is included.

References References must use numbered superscript citations in sequential order of first appearance. Each reference must contain only one article, "et al." should be used only after 10 author names, and only published, in-press, or identified preprint material may appear in the reference list.

Figures & Tables Articles may contain up to 7 display items. For accepted articles, figures or schemes must be uploaded as separate files, while main-text tables must appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure or scheme legends. Figure titles and legends must be provided together in a single figures section in the manuscript, and tables must be numbered consecutively and include a title.

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Resource

Abstract A summary or abstract is required. The summary must be a single paragraph of no more than 150 words. The summary must be unstructured as a single paragraph.

Manuscript Resources should be under 7,000 words, excluding the reference list, STAR Methods, and supplemental information. The manuscript must include a resource availability section, use STAR Methods for acceptance, and may combine the discussion with the results as a 'results and discussion' section. Up to 10 keywords may be included after the summary, author contributions and declaration of interests sections are required, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process is required only if applicable, and a supplemental information list must appear under a 'supplemental information' heading if supplemental files are included.

References References must use numbered superscript citations in sequential order. References must be numbered by first appearance, each entry must contain only one article, and 'et al.' should be used only after 10 author names.

Figures & Tables Resources may contain up to 7 display items. For accepted articles, figures or schemes must be uploaded as separate files while main-text tables should appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure or scheme legends. Figure titles and legends must be provided together in a 'figures' section of the manuscript, and tables must be numbered consecutively and include a title.

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Review

Cover Letter Cover letter should explain the prior background, the conceptual advance, the significance and potential impact of the work, and whether the paper is part of a consortium.

Abstract An abstract is required. Review abstract must be no more than 150 words. Abstract must be a single-paragraph unstructured summary.

Manuscript Reviews are usually 5,000 to 8,000 words in length. Reviews should be authoritative, balanced, and scholarly surveys of recent developments in the field. Up to 10 keywords may be included after the summary, an author contributions section and a declaration of interests section are required, and any use of generative AI in writing must be disclosed in a dedicated declaration section.

References Reviews may include up to 100 references. References must be numbered sequentially by first citation and cited in the text as numbered superscripts, with "et al." used only after 10 author names.

Figures & Tables Reviews may include 3 to 5 display items. For accepted articles, figures or schemes must be uploaded as separate files, and main-text tables must appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure or scheme legends. Figure titles and legends must be provided in a single figures section within the manuscript, and tables must be numbered and include a title.

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Short Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter should explain the prior background, the conceptual advance, the significance and potential impact of the work, and note any consortium involvement.

Abstract A single-paragraph summary or abstract is required. The summary must not exceed 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured as a single paragraph.

Manuscript Short Articles must not exceed 4,000 words including title, author names and affiliations, summary, spaces, and figure legends, but excluding STAR Methods text, supplemental item legends, and the references section. The manuscript must include a resource availability section and use STAR Methods format for acceptance, and the discussion may be combined with the results as a results and discussion section. Up to 10 keywords may be included after the summary, an author contributions section and a declaration of interests section are required, and any use of generative AI in the writing process must be disclosed in a dedicated declaration section.

References References must use a numbered superscript citation style. References must be numbered sequentially by first citation, each entry must contain only one article, and "et al." may be used only after 10 author names.

Figures & Tables Short Articles may contain up to 4 display items. For accepted articles, figures or schemes must be uploaded as separate files, while main-text tables must appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure or scheme legends. Tables must be numbered consecutively, include a title, and not be subdivided into panels.

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Minireview

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter should explain the prior background, the conceptual advance, the significance and potential impact of the work, and note if the paper is part of a consortium.

Abstract A summary or abstract is required. The summary must be a single paragraph of no more than 150 words. The summary must be unstructured and presented as a single paragraph.

Manuscript Minireviews should be no more than 3,500 words including references and figure legends. Up to 10 keywords may be included after the summary, and the manuscript must include an author contributions section plus a declaration of interests section, with an additional AI-writing declaration section only if such tools were used.

References Minireviews may include up to 35 references. References must be numbered sequentially by first citation and cited in the text using numbered superscripts, with "et al." used only after 10 author names.

Figures & Tables Minireviews may include one or two display items. Main-text tables should appear at the end of the manuscript, while main-text figures or schemes are uploaded separately only after acceptance.

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Letter

Abstract A summary or abstract is required. The summary must be a single paragraph of no more than 150 words. The summary must be unstructured as a single paragraph.

Manuscript Letters must be no more than 1,500 words. The manuscript must include a resource availability section and use STAR Methods format for acceptance, and the discussion may be combined with the results as a results and discussion section if appropriate. An author contributions section and a declaration of interests section are required, a declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process is required only if such tools were used, up to 10 keywords may be included after the summary, and an acknowledgment section is strongly encouraged.

References Letters are strictly limited to 10 references. References must be numbered sequentially by first citation and cited in the text using numbered superscripts, each reference must contain only one article, and et al. should be used only after 10 author names.

Figures & Tables Letters may contain data presented as a single supplemental figure online. For accepted articles, main-text figures or schemes must be uploaded as separate files rather than embedded in the manuscript, and main-text tables should appear at the end of the manuscript after the figure or scheme legends. Figure titles and legends must be provided in a single figures section within the manuscript, and tables must be numbered and include a title.

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Recent Publications

Optimized parameters for CRISPR-Cas9 interference library design

Smriti Srikanth, Fengyi Zheng, Laura M. Drepanos, Spencer T. Shah, Eleanor G. Kaplan, Daytan Gibson, Grace O. Lynch, Allison T. Uebele, Ganna Reint, Sarra Merzouk, John G. Doench

10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101338

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Cooperativity enables widespread role of low-affinity motifs in chromatin accessibility and increases regulatory potential

Melanie Weilert, Kaelan J. Brennan, Khyati Dalal, Sabrina Krueger, Haining Jiang, Rosa Martinez-Corral, Julia Zeitlinger

10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101339

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Cell-type-specific damage scores reveal kidney and liver disease trajectories in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Tsimafei Padvitski, Paula Unger Avila, He Chen, Cem Özel, Fabian Braun, Marie-Kristin Kroll, Christian Vossen, Peter Wienand, Linus Butt, David Unnersjö-Jess, Anna-Lena Schumacher, Kat Folz-Donahue, Heike Göbel, Christoph Kuppe, Roman-Ulrich Müller, Pål Olof Westermark, Paul Thomas Brinkkötter, Bernhard Schermer, Thomas Benzing, Frank Thomas Wunderlich, Martin Kann, Andreas Beyer

10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101337

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Single-library chromosome-scale diploid assemblies of vole genomes resolve a species-specific duplication implicated in pair bonding

Mohamed Abuelanin, Gulhan Kaya, Juniper A. Lake, Christine Lambert, Melody V. Wu, Kristen M. Berendzen, Jonathan Wood, Ksenia Krasheninnikova, Nancy G. Solomon, Zoe R. Donaldson, Karen L. Bales, Kerstin Howe, Jonas Korlach, Devanand Manoli, Jessica Tollkuhn, Megan Y. Dennis

10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101336

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A cross-vertebrate single-cell and spatial atlas reveals evolutionary trajectories of gastrointestinal cellular innovation

Lidong Guo, Baichuan Tong, Xiaomin Gao, Xiaodong Jia, Xiang Liu, Lei Li, Mengyang Xu, Yaolei Zhang, Jiahao Wang, Qun Liu, Kai Han, Ruihua Zhang, Zeyu Lin, Liyan He, Xiao Du, Yating Qin, Yue Song, Zengbao Yuan, Xiaobin Liu, Yao Li, Jiaxin Luo, Tao Yang, Jing Chen, Yangyang Li, Xizi Wang, Zhaona Song, Inge Seim, Long Zhao, Bin Zhang, Ruijiao Chen, Baoyu He, Changwei Shao, Huanming Yang, Xun Xu, Fengming Sun, Qingming Qu, Songlin Chen, Guangyi Fan

10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101335

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median time to first editorial decision is 5 days. Median acceptance to online publication is 28 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is requested for initial submission. It should explain the background, conceptual advance, significance and potential impact of the work, and note whether the paper is part of a consortium. It may also suggest reviewers, request reviewer exclusions, share information about related work, time constraints, or competition, and note prior communication with editors.

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What are the publication costs?

Article publishing charge: $8,900.

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Research Topics

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics CRISPR and Genetic Engineering RNA Research and Splicing Epigenetics and DNA Methylation RNA modifications and cancer Genomics and Rare Diseases RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Gene expression and cancer classification Cell Image Analysis Techniques Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock T-cell and B-cell Immunology Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Gene Regulatory Network Analysis Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Ethics in Clinical Research Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

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