每個月，該雜志都會發布易于吸收的最新實驗結果報告，這些報告是研究人員使用各種最新技術得出的最新實驗結果。為了促進世界范圍內細胞生物學家的目標，強烈鼓勵發表有關結構和功能的論文，特別是與整個細胞生理有關的論文。分子生物學是受歡迎的，只要文章報告的發現是在細胞生物學的更廣泛的背景下看到。由于涵蓋了細胞的所有區域，該雜志既具有吸引力，又可為廣大讀者所接受。一般來說，如果作者的論文對細胞生物學家沒有吸引力，因為他們的主題過于專門化(如傳染性微生物、原生動物學)，建議他們將論文發表在更相關的期刊上。報道整個動物研究或更適合醫學雜志的工作的論文，例如組織病理學研究或臨床免疫學，不太可能被接受，除非它們完全集中在一些重要的細胞方面。最后這些話特別適用于有關癌癥的論文。除非是基于更深層次的細胞或分子生物學原理，否則那些對細胞生物學家沒有多大吸引力的高度專業化的論文，應該直接發表在專門研究癌癥的期刊上，因為可供選擇的期刊非常之多。《華爾街日報》特點:原始論文:涉及動植物細胞生物學各方面的文章簡短的交流:簡短而迅速地發表論文，對某一特定的觀點進行詳細的記錄:通常邀請投稿者對熱門話題提供最新的綜述評論給編輯的評論和信件，包括對最近論文的評論，通常是由受邀的撰稿人寫的

Each month, the journal publishes easy-to-assimilate, up-to-the minute reports of experimental findings by researchers using a wide range of the latest techniques. Promoting the aims of cell biologists worldwide, papers reporting on structure and function - especially where they relate to the physiology of the whole cell - are strongly encouraged. Molecular biology is welcome, as long as articles report findings that are seen in the wider context of cell biology. In covering all areas of the cell, the journal is both appealing and accessible to a broad audience. Authors whose papers do not appeal to cell biologists in general because their topic is too specialized (e.g. infectious microbes, protozoology) are recommended to send them to more relevant journals. Papers reporting whole animal studies or work more suited to a medical journal, e.g. histopathological studies or clinical immunology, are unlikely to be accepted, unless they are fully focused on some important cellular aspect.These last remarks extend particularly to papers on cancer. Unless firmly based on some deeper cellular or molecular biological principle, papers that are highly specialized in this field, with limited appeal to cell biologists at large, should be directed towards journals devoted to cancer, there being very many from which to choose.The Journal Features:Original papers: articles relating to all aspects of animal and plant cell biology Short communications: brief and rapidly published papers making a specific well-documented point Mini-reviews: usually invited contributors providing state-of-the-art overviews of hot topicsReviewsCommentaries and letters to the editor, including critiques of recent papers, often by invited contributors