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Bone Marrow Transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation publishes peer reviewed original research and reviews addressing all aspects of basic biology and clinical use of haemopoietic cell transplantation. It is the official journal of the EBMT.

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Subject Hematology, Immunology, Oncology, Transplantation
Impact Factor 5.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0268-3369
eISSN 1476-5365
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Funder-compliant open access options

Submission Instructions

Bone Marrow Transplantation accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must provide the corresponding author's affiliation and contact information, briefly explain the importance of the work and its suitability for the journal's broad readership, and confirm that the submission is original research not previously published or under consideration elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be unstructured and no more than 200 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript The main body text must not exceed 3,000 words, excluding the abstract, tables and figures, and references. The manuscript must include a Methods section with enough detail for experimental procedures to be reproducible and references for those procedures. The manuscript must include author contribution and competing interests statements, document any use of a large language model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available, and include a graphical abstract uploaded as a figure labeled 'Graphical abstract'.
References The manuscript may include a maximum of 80 references. References must follow Vancouver format. In-text citations must be numbered sequentially, and the reference list must be double-spaced and arranged in numerical order with all authors listed for up to six authors or the first six followed by et al. for more than six authors.
Figures & Tables The manuscript may include a maximum of 8 tables or figures. Figures must not be embedded in the text and must be uploaded as separate files, and each table must be uploaded separately. Figure legends must be provided on a separate manuscript page after the References section, and tables must be editable and clearly labeled sequentially.
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Review Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must provide the corresponding author's affiliation and contact information, briefly explain the importance of the work and its suitability for the journal's diverse readership, and confirm that the material is original research.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Main body text must be no more than 3,000 words, excluding the abstract, tables/figures, and references. If a Methods section is included, it must contain enough detail to reproduce experimental procedures and include references, with methods published elsewhere not described in detail. The manuscript must document any use of a large language model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available, and it must include author contributions and a Competing Interests statement.
References Review articles may include a maximum of 100 references. References must follow Vancouver format. References must be cited in the text as numbers starting at one and listed double-spaced in numerical order, with all authors listed for up to six authors and the first six followed by et al. for more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Figures must not be embedded within the text and must be uploaded as separate files, and each table must be uploaded separately. Tables must be editable and clearly labelled sequentially with a title or caption, and figure legends must be brief, specific, and placed on a separate manuscript page after the References section.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must provide the corresponding author's affiliation and contact information, briefly explain the importance of the work and its suitability for the journal's broad readership, and confirm that the material is original research.
Abstract Abstract is not required for Correspondence submissions.
Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 1,200 words excluding tables or figures and references. Use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or in another suitable part of the manuscript if there is no Methods section.
References Correspondence submissions may include no more than 12 references. References must follow Vancouver format. References must be cited in the text as numbers in citation order and listed double-spaced in numerical order, with up to six authors named in full and the first six followed by et al. for papers with more than six authors.
Figures & Tables Correspondence submissions may include a maximum of 1 table or figure. Figures must not be embedded within the text and must be uploaded as separate files, while each table must be uploaded separately. Figure legends must be provided on a separate manuscript page after the references, and tables must be editable and clearly labelled sequentially.
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Technical Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must provide the corresponding author's affiliation and contact information, briefly explain the importance of the work and its suitability for the journal's readership, and confirm that the material is original research.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and no more than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 3,000 words excluding the abstract, tables/figures, and references. The manuscript must document any use of a large language model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References may include a maximum of 80 entries. References must follow Vancouver format. References must be cited in the text as numbers starting at 1 and listed in numerical order, with all authors listed up to six and the first six followed by et al. when there are more than six authors.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 8 tables or figures is allowed. Figures must not be embedded in the text and must be uploaded as separate files, and each table must be uploaded as a separate file. Composite figures containing more than three individual figures count as two figures.
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Perspective

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must provide the corresponding author’s affiliation and contact information, briefly explain the importance of the work and its suitability for the journal’s diverse readership, and confirm that the material is original research.
Abstract Perspective submissions do not require an abstract.
Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 3,000 words excluding tables, figures, and references. A graphical abstract must be uploaded as a figure labelled 'Graphical abstract', author contribution and competing interests statements must be included, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References Perspective submissions may include a maximum of 100 references. References must follow Vancouver format. References must be numbered in order of citation, listed in numerical order at the end of the paper, list all authors up to six and the first six followed by et al. for more than six authors, and include first and last page numbers.
Figures & Tables Figures must not be embedded within the text and must be uploaded as separate files, and each table must be uploaded separately. Tables must be editable and clearly labelled sequentially, and figure legends must be brief, specific, and placed on a separate manuscript page after the references.
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Recent Publications

Excellent outcomes using a novel reduced intensity conditioning with thiotepa and post-transplant cyclophosphamide for HLA-matched related donor transplant in adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease

Reem Alasbali, Mohsen Alzahrani, Karina Wilkerson, Phavina Akhom, Fahad Alotaibi, Bader Alahmari, Josu de la Fuente, Michael R. DeBaun, Walid Rasheed, Hadeel Samarkandi, Riad El Fakih, Mostafa Saleh, Tusneem Elhassan, Hazza Alzahrani, Mahmoud Aljurf, Fahad Almohareb, Adetola A. Kassim, Ali AlAhmari

10.1038/s41409-026-02876-3
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Goals-of-care transition after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: A cross-sectional survey among hematologists on associated challenges

Anne Pralong, Steffen T. Simon, Marco Herling, Alinda Reimer, Berenike Schoerger, Lisa Pusch, Christoph Scheid, Michael Hallek, Jithmi Weliwitage, Martin Hellmich, Raymond Voltz, Udo Holtick

10.1038/s41409-026-02873-6
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Patients with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms have higher rates of relapse following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation compared to those with MDS: A Brazilian SBTMO/CIBMTR registry analysis

Fernando Barroso Duarte, Yhasmine Delles Oliveira Garcia, Vanderson Rocha, Vaneuza Araújo Moreira Funke, Maria Claudia Rodrigues Moreira, Alessandra Aparecida Paz, Jayr Schmidt Filho, Claudia Caceres Astigarraga, Roberto Luiz da Silva, Vinícius Campos de Molla, Alexandre Silvério, João Victor Piccolo Feliciano, George Maurício Navarro Barros, Vergílio Antônio Rensi Colturato, Samir Kanaan Nabhan, João Samuel de Holanda Farias, Ana Carolina Arrais Maia, Ângelo Atalla, Ricardo Chiattone, Maria Cristina Martins de Almeida Macedo, Milton Alexandre Ferreira Aranha, Yana Augusta Novis Zogbi, Décio Lener, Rodolfo Daniel de Almeida Soares, Phillip Scheinberg, Rodolfo Froes Calixto, Gustavo Machado Teixeira, Marcos Paulo Colella, Celso Arrais Rodrigues, Anderson João Simione, Cinthya Corrêa da Silva, Nelson Hamerschlak

10.1038/s41409-026-02877-2
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Pre-transplant azacitidine does not improve survival in allogeneic HSCT for higher-risk MDS

Miles Horton, Becky Leung, Ricky Nelles, Matthew Rubic, Christopher McKinnely, Alia Cibich, Mark R. Dowling, Stewart Hunt, Lynette C. Y. Chee, Ashleigh P. Scott, David S. Ritchie, Devendra Hiwase, Duncan Purtill, Abir Bhattacharya, Glen A. Kennedy, Ashish Bajel

10.1038/s41409-026-02874-5
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Outcomes of 544 Patients with t(6;9)/DEK::NUP214 acute myeloid leukemia undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation: an EBMT study on behalf of the acute leukemia working party (ALWP) and the pediatric diseases working party (PDWP)

Fabio Andreozzi, Jacques-Emmanuel Galimard, Johan Maertens, Mahmoud Aljurf, Katherine Clesham, Jaime Sanz, Sebastien Maury, Sandrine Loron, Jakob Passweg, Thomas Schroeder, Urpu Salmenniemi, Gwendolyn van Gorkom, Regis Peffault de Latour, Peter A. von dem Borne, Franco Locatelli, Robert F. Wynn, Jean-Hugues Dalle, Jordi Esteve, Arnon Nagler, Katharina Kleinschmidt, Mohamad Mohty, Krzysztof Kalwak, Fabio Ciceri

10.1038/s41409-026-02857-6
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 3. Submission to acceptance (median days): 93.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should include the affiliation and contact information for the corresponding author, explain the importance of the work and its suitability for the journal readership, confirm originality and exclusive submission, and include previous reviewer comments if the manuscript was previously considered by another journal.

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Research Topics

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Immune Cell Function and Interaction Polyomavirus and related diseases T-cell and B-cell Immunology Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Neutropenia and Cancer Infections Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Mesenchymal stem cell research CAR-T cell therapy research Viral-associated cancers and disorders Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Blood disorders and treatments Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Virus-based gene therapy research

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