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Should I use Molbiolcell (Molecular Biology of the Cell)?

Peer-reviewed, online-only cell biology journal published by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) - molbiolcell.org

Depends. This is not software — MBoC is ASCB's peer-reviewed, online-only journal for cell biology research. Cell-biology authors should consider submitting; only libraries should 'buy' (subscribe); anyone shopping for a tool should move on.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 usable public sources; the page is a peer-reviewed journal, not a software product, so product-style ratings and pricing data are absent.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo prices or value data in sources
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence; not software
  • Feature depthNot applicable — journal, not a tool
  • Support qualityOnly email contact for subscriptions found
  • Security postureNo security page; no disclosed incidents

Pricing

ASCB member access

Included with ASCB membership (membership fee not shown in sources)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Institutional subscriptionRate-sheet PDFs published (2024, 2027); quotes via mbocsubs@ascb

Best for

  • Cell-biology authors seeking society-run peer review
  • ASCB members (access included with membership)
  • University and library collections

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — there is no product here to deploy or integrate
  • Researchers outside cell and molecular biology
  • Teams expecting pricing tiers, trials, or support SLAs
  • Buyers who require security pages, trust docs, or vendor contracts

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No free tier confirmed; access runs through ASCB membership or an institutional subscription.

low

No public security page found on the site.

low

Institutional rates live in PDFs and email quotes; expect procurement back-and-forth.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Society-run journal promising fast, fair review by scientists
  • Online-only journal with a 20+ year publishing record
  • Journal access included with ASCB membership
  • Strong editorial emphasis on fair, constructive peer review

Cons

  • It's a journal, not software — nothing to deploy, trial, or integrate
  • Scope is cell and molecular biology only — poor fit for other fields
  • Institutional pricing requires an email quote; no public price list

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/01/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Not rated

    Rating

  • Included with ASCB membership (membership fee not shown in sources)

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No prices or value data in sources
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence; not software
  • Feature depth. Not applicable — journal, not a tool
  • Support quality. Only email contact for subscriptions found
  • Security posture. No security page; no disclosed incidents
  • 20+ years Age 20th-anniversary editorial published 2012
  • Online-only Format Per instructions for authors
  • ASCB Publisher American Society for Cell Biology; society publisher
  • 1939-4586 Online ISSN Per 2027 ASCB rate sheet

Pricing

ASCB member access

Included with ASCB membership (membership fee not shown in sources)

  • All members receive the journal, per member-subscriptions page

Institutional subscription

Rate-sheet PDFs published (2024, 2027); quotes via mbocsubs@ascb

  • Institutional access for libraries
  • Exact rates not shown in reviewed sources

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No independent ratings found; available commentary is editorial praise of society-style peer review rather than product reviews.

Full analysis

Based on ~15 usable public sources; the page is a peer-reviewed journal, not a software product, so product-style ratings and pricing data are absent.

Not a tool: MBoC is ASCB's peer-reviewed, online-only cell biology journal — for authors and libraries, not software buyers.

Methodology

Based on ~15 usable public sources; the page is a peer-reviewed journal, not a software product, so product-style ratings and pricing data are absent.

Sources

  1. Instructions for Authors - MBoCmolbiolcell.org
    official
  2. Submit your work to MBoCmolbiolcell.org
    official
  3. Subscribe - MBoCmolbiolcell.org
    official
  4. Member Subscriptions - MBoCmolbiolcell.org
    official
  5. Institutional Subscriptions - MBoCmolbiolcell.org
    official
  6. MBoC celebrates its first 20 yearspmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    news
  7. Reviewing papers as you would like your papers to be reviewedmolbiolcell.org
    official
  8. Security pagemolbiolcell.org
    security

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