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Skeletal Muscle

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Open access

Overview

The only open access journal in its field, Skeletal Muscle publishes novel, cutting-edge research and technological advancements that investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the biology of skeletal muscle. Reflecting the breadth of research in this area, the journal welcomes manuscripts about the development, metabolism, the regulation of mass and function, aging, degeneration, dystrophy and regeneration of skeletal muscle, with an emphasis on understanding skeletal muscle, its maintenance, and its interactions with non-muscle cell types and regulatory modulators.

Co-Editors-in-Chief
  • Robert Krauss,
  • Markus Ruegg,
  • Fabio Rossi

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Journal Impact Factor
4.4 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
5.2 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
9 days
Downloads
609.7k (2025)

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Electronic ISSN
2044-5040
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  7. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  8. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  9. DOAJ
  10. Dimensions
  11. EBSCO
  12. EMBiology
  13. Gale
  14. GoOA - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  15. Google Scholar
  16. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  17. Medline
  18. Meta
  19. Naver
  20. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  21. Ovid Discovery
  22. Portico
  23. ProQuest
  24. PubMedCentral
  25. SCImago
  26. SCOPUS
  27. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  28. TD Net Discovery Service
  29. Wanfang
  30. eLibrary.ru
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