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Biomarker Research

Biomarker Research encompasses every aspect of biomarker investigation across biomedical disciplines, including identification and validation of biomarkers in drug development and in disease diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. It is a peer-reviewed open-access journal focused on rapid dissemination of novel findings in this rapidly evolving field.

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Subject Medicine, Research & Experimental, Oncology
Impact Factor 11.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 2050-7771
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range APC: £2890.00 GBP / $4090.00 USD / €3190.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Biomarker Research is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and Research articles reporting health care interventions on human participants must also include a Trial registration section with registration number and date, adding 'retrospectively registered' when applicable.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page and the sections Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' used where a declaration section is irrelevant. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, competing interests, funding, authors' contributions, acknowledgements, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, full URL, and access date, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and dataset identifiers including DOIs must be given as full URLs.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page can be placed at the end of the document, figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Figures and tables must be numbered in sequence, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and tables must be created using the word processor's table object.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Biomarker Research, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, main body of the abstract, and short conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page and the section headings Background, Main text, Conclusions, List of abbreviations, and Declarations. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used for any irrelevant declaration.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document with their intended location indicated in the text, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must be created using the table object rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and reviews must use numbered footnotes in text with table footnotes indicated by superscript lower-case letters or asterisks for significance values.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be one paragraph and unstructured.
Manuscript Main text must not exceed 700 words. Main text must start with "To the editor". Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a "Declarations" section with the subheadings "Ethics approval and consent to participate," "Consent for publication," "Availability of data and materials," "Competing interests," "Funding," "Authors' contributions," and "Acknowledgements," using "Not applicable" where a subsection is not relevant.
References References must not exceed 12. References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, and footnotes must not consist solely of a citation or include bibliographic details.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may include a maximum of two figures or two tables, or one figure plus one table. Tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Footnotes must be used instead of endnotes and must not contain figures or tables.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required for Case Reports. Cover letter should describe why the case is rare or unusual and explain its educational and/or scientific merits.
Abstract An abstract is required for Case Reports. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings 'Background', 'Case presentation', and 'Conclusions'.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and a Declarations section with the subheadings 'Ethics approval and consent to participate', 'Consent for publication', 'Availability of data and materials', 'Competing interests', 'Funding', 'Authors' contributions', and 'Acknowledgements'.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in full in the reference list with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables less than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while larger tables may be placed at the end of the document with their intended location indicated in the text. Tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

Identification of serum protein biomarkers in individuals with Niemann-Pick disease, type C1

Khushboo Singhal, Matthew T. Menold, Niamh X. Cawley, Kiersten Campbell, Nicole Y. Farhat, Derek Alexander, Ryan K. Dale, Forbes D. Porter

10.1186/s40364-026-00927-x
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ZDHHC5: a pivotal palmitoyltransferase orchestrating signaling networks – unraveling mechanisms and therapeutic horizons

Yan-Wen Wang, Yan-Jun Liu, Ke-Fan Cao, Ran Wang, Jing Yu, Xiang Li, Yi-Fang Jiang, Guan-Jun Yang, Jiong Chen

10.1186/s40364-026-00921-3
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Single-cell and spatial transcriptome analysis reveals the potential therapeutic targets for testicular sex cord-stromal cell tumor

Lei Chen, Jingyu Fan, Zailong Qin, Lin Du, Chunlin Ou, Zhizhong Liu, Liqing Fan, Jian Cao, Yu Xie, Hao Bo

10.1186/s40364-026-00924-0
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Targeted protein degradation for fetal hemoglobin induction: a new paradigm in β-hemoglobinopathy therapy

Sanjana Arji, Ziyang Shen, Sabrina Welch, Fadila ElMahdaoui, Ayana Bahadur, Ernie Lee, Hannah Lee, Shang-Chuen Peter Wu, Ekaterina Konshina, Burhanudin Ayubali, Daniel Tenen, Li Chai, Jun Liu

10.1186/s40364-026-00911-5
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Predictive value of lipopolysaccharide for cerebral-cardiac syndrome, stroke-associated pneumonia, and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke

Zixin Wang, Jiamin Li, Xinyi Wang, Yun Chen, Boyi Yuan, Wan Wang, Jiameng Li, Jinming Sheng, Jiapeng Zhao, Haiping Zhao, Qingfeng Ma

10.1186/s40364-026-00926-y
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Quick turnaround time from submission to publication.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Biomarker Research, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue name if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred or non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2890.00 GBP / $4090.00 USD / €3190.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers CAR-T cell therapy research Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research RNA modifications and cancer Immune cells in cancer MicroRNA in disease regulation Immune Cell Function and Interaction Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Extracellular vesicles in disease Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Circular RNAs in diseases Cancer Cells and Metastasis Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Cancer-related gene regulation Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

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