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Embo Molecular Medicine

EMBO Molecular Medicine is an open access journal in experimental medicine focused on translational and biomedical research. It publishes highly selective translational research, includes plain-language summaries highlighting major findings and medical implications, and offers consultative manuscript transfers with EMBO Press journals and Nature partner journals.

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Subject Medicine, Research & Experimental
Impact Factor 8.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1757-4676
eISSN 1757-4684
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £5990.00 GBP / $8270.00 USD / €7028.00 EUR APC; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Submission Instructions

Embo Molecular Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

Cover Letter A cover letter should be provided with the submission. The cover letter should describe the significance of the work and, if applicable, declare any preprint version of the manuscript.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 175 words. The abstract must be a single-paragraph unstructured abstract.
Manuscript The paper should include Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Methods, Data availability, Author contributions, Disclosure and competing interest statement, Acknowledgements, and References, and the structured Methods must contain a Reagents and Tools Table followed by a Methods and Protocols section. The manuscript must include a mandatory author contributions section, a disclosure and competing interest statement, a Data availability section after the Methods, and AI use must be disclosed in the article with AI-assisted data collection or analysis documented in the Methods section.
References References are unlimited. In-text citations must use Harvard style and references must follow the EMBO Press reference guidelines. References must be listed alphabetically by first author and then chronologically, with up to 10 authors listed before using ‘et al.’.
Figures & Tables Research Articles usually include up to 10 main figures. The full manuscript text including figure legends, tables, and references must be submitted as a single DOCX or LaTeX file, while figures may be combined with the manuscript for initial submission and tables may be placed at the bottom of the manuscript or submitted separately. The Methods section must include a Reagents and Tools Table listing key reagents, experimental models, software, and relevant equipment with their sources and identifiers, and the completed table must be uploaded as a ‘Reagent Table’ file.
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Report

Cover Letter A cover letter should be included with the submission. The cover letter should describe the significance of the work and declare any preprint version if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 175 words. The abstract must be a single unstructured paragraph.
Manuscript Reports are limited to 25,000 characters excluding spaces, methods, figure legends, and references. Reports must combine the Results and Discussion sections. A structured methods section with a Reagents and Tools Table followed by a Methods and Protocols section is required in revised versions.
References Reports have unlimited references. In-text citations should use Harvard style. References must be listed alphabetically by first author and then chronologically, with up to 10 authors listed before using 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Reports may include up to 5 figures or tables. Tables may be included at the bottom of the main manuscript file or submitted as separate files. Each figure must contain a heading, and tables should be self-explanatory with a brief descriptive title.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 175 words. Abstract must be a single-paragraph unstructured abstract.
Manuscript Review manuscripts are usually 4,000 to 6,000 words. A mandatory author contribution section must be included, and any use of AI to assemble parts of the article must be disclosed in the published article and documented in the Methods section when used in data collection, analysis, or synthetic data generation.
References Reviews have unlimited references. In-text citations must use Harvard style. References must follow EMBO Press guidelines and be listed alphabetically by first author, then chronologically, with up to 10 authors listed before 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Reviews may include up to four figures. Tables may be included at the bottom of the main manuscript file or submitted as separate files. Each figure must contain a heading, and tables should be self-explanatory with a brief descriptive title.
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Resource

Cover Letter A cover letter should be included with the submission. The cover letter should describe the significance of the work and must declare any preprint version of the manuscript if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 175 words. The abstract must be a single-paragraph unstructured abstract.
Manuscript Resource papers follow the Research Article format and must include a structured Methods section containing a Reagents and Tools Table followed by a Methods and Protocols section. The manuscript must include a mandatory author contribution section, a disclosure statement for competing interests, a Data Availability section after the Methods, and AI use disclosures when applicable.
References In-text citations must use Harvard style in accordance with EMBO Press reference guidelines. References must be listed alphabetically by first author and chronologically for the same author, with up to 10 authors listed before 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Expanded View data may include up to 5 supplementary figures. The full manuscript text including figure legends, tables, and references must be submitted as a single DOCX or LaTeX file, while individual figure files are provided separately and tables may be included in the manuscript or uploaded separately. The completed Reagents and Tools Table must be uploaded as a 'Reagent Table' file, and tables must be editable in .docx or .xlsx format.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 175 words. Abstract must be a single paragraph.
Manuscript Correspondence must not exceed 900 words. A mandatory author contribution section must be included, and any use of AI to assemble parts of the article must be disclosed in the published article and documented in the Methods section when used in data collection, analysis, or synthetic data generation.
References Correspondence may include up to 5 references. In-text citations must use Harvard style. References must follow EMBO Press guidelines and be listed alphabetically by first author, with up to 10 authors listed before 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Tables may be included at the bottom of the main manuscript file or submitted as separate files, and figures may be combined with the manuscript on initial submission or provided as separate files. Each figure must contain a heading and legend definitions for symbols and abbreviations, and tables must be editable with a brief descriptive title.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Proofs are usually sent within two weeks of article acceptance. Corrections should be submitted within 24 hours. Revised manuscripts should be submitted within three months unless another date is specified in the decision letter.

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Is a cover letter required?

Authors should provide a cover letter describing the significance of the work, related or competing papers, any prior discussion with an editor, reviewer inclusion or exclusion requests with justification, whether prior peer review comments should be considered, and any database access details for peer review.

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What are the publication costs?

The article processing charge is £5990.00 GBP / $8270.00 USD / €7028.00 EUR for each accepted article, with VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Immune Cell Function and Interaction CRISPR and Genetic Engineering RNA modifications and cancer Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Cancer Cells and Metastasis Autophagy in Disease and Therapy CAR-T cell therapy research Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders MicroRNA in disease regulation Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease Virus-based gene therapy research Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms RNA Interference and Gene Delivery RNA regulation and disease Muscle Physiology and Disorders RNA Research and Splicing Cancer-related Molecular Pathways DNA Repair Mechanisms Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

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