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Life Metabolism

Life Metabolism is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on metabolism and related areas in biological sciences, clinical medicine, neuroscience, pathology, and reproductive medicine. It is indexed in DOAJ, ESCI, Scopus, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, and PubMed Central.

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Subject Endocrinology & Metabolism
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
eISSN 2755-0230
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Fully open access journals usually charge an Article Processing Charge (APC); hybrid journals usually charge an APC for gold open access; 11 journals are diamond OA and allow authors to publish for free.

Submission Instructions

Life Metabolism accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 6,000–8,000 words. Manuscript must be arranged as Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Limitations of the study, Materials and Methods, References, Figures, and Tables. Manuscript must include keywords, with a maximum of 6 keywords and each keyword limited to 15 characters, and it must include a conflict of interest statement.
References References must not exceed 100. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets before punctuation, and for works with 4 or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 10 figures and 6 tables is allowed. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and each figure must be submitted as an individual image file with figure titles and legends included in the manuscript file. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text, and alt text descriptions must be provided in the manuscript directly under each figure legend.
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Clinical And Translational Study

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be unstructured and must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 6,000–8,000 words. Manuscript must be organized as Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Limitations of the study, Materials and Methods, References, Figures, and Tables. Manuscript must include keywords, with a maximum of 6 keywords and each keyword limited to 15 characters.
References References must not exceed 100. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets before punctuation, and for works with 4 or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 10 figures and 6 tables is allowed. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and each figure must be submitted as an individual image file with figure titles and legends included in the manuscript file. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text, and all panels of a multipanel figure must be submitted as a single file.
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Review Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 15,000 words. Manuscript may include a maximum of 6 keywords.
References References must not exceed 250. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets before punctuation, and for works with 4 or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 figures and 6 tables is allowed. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and each figure must be submitted as an individual file with figure titles and legends included in the manuscript file. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text.
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Minireview

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 10,000 words. No more than 6 keywords are allowed, and each keyword must be 15 characters or fewer.
References References must not exceed 150. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets before punctuation, and for works with 4 or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables No more than 6 figures and 6 tables are allowed. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and each figure must be submitted as an individual image file with figure titles and legends included within the manuscript file. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text, and all panels of a multipanel figure must be submitted on a single page as one file.
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Letter

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not allowed.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. No structured sections are required, but the letter should contain a brief experimental section and Limitations of the study. Keywords are not allowed.
References References must not exceed 12. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets before punctuation, and for references with 4 or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 1 figure is allowed. Each figure must be submitted as an individual image file, while tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Figure titles and legends must be included within the manuscript file, and all tables must be numbered and referenced in the text.
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Resource

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 6,000–8,000 words. Manuscript must be organized as Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Results, Discussion, Limitations of the study, Materials and Methods, References, Figures, and Tables. Manuscript must include keywords, with a maximum of 6 keywords and each keyword limited to 15 characters.
References References must not exceed 100. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text with numbers in square brackets before punctuation, use the first author followed by et al. for works with 4 or more authors, and use elided page spans.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include up to 10 figures and up to 6 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and each figure must be submitted as an individual image file with figure titles and legends included in the manuscript file. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text, and all panels of a multipanel figure must be submitted on a single page as one file with each panel labeled by a letter in the upper-left corner.
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Practice Guideline

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be unstructured and must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 6,000–8,000 words. Manuscript may include a maximum of 6 keywords.
References References must not exceed 150. References must be listed in numerical order, cited in the text using numbers in square brackets before punctuation, and for works with 4 or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 6 figures and 6 tables is allowed. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and each figure must be submitted as an individual image file with figure titles and legends included in the manuscript file. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text, and all panels of a multipanel figure must be submitted as a single file with each panel labeled by a letter in the upper-left corner.
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Recent Publications

Comprehensive metabolic characterization of pediatric ependymomas

Tong Li, Ying Jin, Sikang Ren, Yifan Liu, Dan Cheng, Zhanying Bi, Yanong Li, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoqin Zhu, Zheng Chen, Weiwei He, Yangyang Li, Yuwei Liu, Guoming Luan, Yongji Tian, Yaou Liu, Woo-ping Ge

10.1093/lifemeta/loag010
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Sphingolipid homeostasis and dysregulation in liver function and disease

Jianfeng Lan, Zhixiong Pan, Wei Dong, Junnan Wang, Chong Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yepeng Wu, Junfei Jin

10.1093/lifemeta/loag011
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Structure-guided design of a PCSK9 epitope vaccine with efficacy against hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis

Hongliang Sun, Zhuang Li, Xinli Hu, Xuemei Zhang, Kun Ma, Zhang Jian, Chang Liu, Ruiping Xiao

10.1093/lifemeta/loag013
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Exercise preserves β-cell function in type 2 diabetes by reshaping intra-islet macrophage-β-cell crosstalk

Miqi Yang, Yanping Zhou, Qing-Qian Wu, Wenjing Zhang, Rui Zhang, Zhuoying Yang, Ting Yu, Ruo-Ran Wang, Hongxing Fu, Qi Fu, Di Chen, Zhuo-Xian Meng, Zhe Yu Zhang

10.1093/lifemeta/loag014
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CLPTM1L modulates membrane lipid rafts to promote tumor EGFR signaling

Dejian Pang, Xuan Yang, Xinyao Li, Zixuan Xue, Xincan Hou, Kemu Xiao, Yun Yang, Guanlin Wang, Tong-Jin Zhao, Junfeng Bi

10.1093/lifemeta/loag012
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Initial decision to review: 3-5 days after submission. First round of review: 3-5 weeks after submission. Presubmission inquiries: 1-3 business days. Accepted papers are published as a precopyedited, preproofed version within 48 hours of receiving a signed license agreement and within 2-3 working days of receiving a signed licence. The copyedited, proofed version is published as soon as it is ready.

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Is a cover letter required?

A submitting cover letter should include details of any invited submission APC waiver offer and the name of the editorial member who confirmed it.

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What are the publication costs?

Fully open access journals usually charge an Article Processing Charge (APC); hybrid journals usually charge an APC for gold open access; 11 journals are diamond OA and allow authors to publish for free.

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Research Topics

Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Pancreatic function and diabetes Diet and metabolism studies RNA modifications and cancer Dietary Effects on Health Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Circadian rhythm and melatonin Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Autophagy in Disease and Therapy RNA Research and Splicing Cellular transport and secretion Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease Immune cells in cancer Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism Gut microbiota and health Birth, Development, and Health Lipid metabolism and disorders

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