Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in cellular biology and biochemistry. It was a successor to the journal Enzymologia and was established in 1973 to make "it possible to extend the potentialities of the periodical".

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • Academic OneFile • AGRICOLA • Biochemistry and Biophysics Citation Index • Biological Abstracts • BIOSIS Previews • Biotechnology Citation Index • CAB Abstracts • CAB International • Chemical Abstracts Service • ChemWeb • Current Awareness in Biological Sciences • Current Contents/Life Sciences • Elsevier BIOBASE • EMBASE • EMBiology • Food Science and Technology Abstracts • Global Health • INIS Atomindex • ProQuest • PubMed/MEDLINE • Science Citation Index • Scopus • TOC Premier • VINITI Database RAS According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2011 impact factor of 2.057. It has a 2021 impact factor of 3.842 according to its website https://www.springer.com/journal/11010.