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Molecular Biomedicine

Molecular Biomedicine is a multidisciplinary open access journal publishing innovative works in biomedicine across all biomedical disciplines. It covers basic, translational, and clinical research and publishes original research articles, reviews, letters to the editor, and research highlights.

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Subject Medicine, Research & Experimental
Impact Factor 10.1
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 2662-8651
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2190.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR APC per accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

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

Research

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be unstructured and up to 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript should be 3000–6000 words excluding the abstract, tables, figure legends, and references. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a data availability statement, a disclosure statement, a 'Declarations' or 'Statements and Declarations' section, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References Citations must be numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively, include only cited published or accepted works, and include full DOI links where available.
Figures & Tables Research articles must contain no more than 8 display items in total, including figures and tables. Figures should be submitted within the manuscript text, but large figures may be submitted separately if file size causes uploading problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required for Review articles. The abstract must be unstructured and up to 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript The manuscript should be at least 3000 words in length. The manuscript should include a short Introduction giving the rationale for the review, followed by sections with appropriate subheadings, and a conclusions section. The manuscript must include standard footer headings for Acknowledgements, Contributions, Competing Interests, and Funding, and should include a contribution statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work.
References The manuscript should contain around 100 to 500 references. Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables The manuscript should contain around 4 to 8 figures and tables in total. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes uploading problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a caption.
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Letter

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Manuscript should not exceed 1200 words excluding references, figures, and tables. Manuscript must include a 'Statements and Declarations' section after the references, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is present.
References References are limited to 5. Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables are limited to 1 display item in total. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size prevents this, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions.
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Consensus

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and up to 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a Background section summarizing the literature search and the issue under discussion. Manuscript must include four to six keywords and the standard footer headings Acknowledgements, Contributions, Competing Interests, and Funding, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only cited works that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes uploading problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order, with a concise caption provided for each.
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Research Highlight

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be provided as a brief stand first of one or two sentences. Abstract must be presented as a brief stand first rather than a structured abstract.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1000 words excluding references, figures, and tables.
References References are limited to a maximum of 5. Citations must be numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables The article may contain no more than 1 display item. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes uploading problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order.
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Recent Publications

Exercise mimetics: molecular mechanisms, biological and therapeutic effects

Jienan Zhang, Qi Shao, Teng Cheng, Junjian Lin, Yiqin Tang, Haodong Lu, Yue Zhang, Zhongwang Yu, Li Cao

10.1186/s43556-026-00483-8
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: pathogenesis and novel treatment options

Ruizhe Ren, Xiao Liang, Xiyang Wei

10.1186/s43556-026-00486-5
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders: mechanisms and therapeutic advances

Yan Tong, Jing Na He, Linbin Zhou, Jiaxin Zhang, Bo Man Ho, Lin Du, Yolanda Wong Ying Yip, Hemlata Bisnauthsing, Poemen P. Chan, Clement C. Tham, Chi Pui Pang, Wai Kit Chu

10.1186/s43556-026-00480-x
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CircRNA based bi-antigen vaccines against mpox virus induce potent and durable cross-protection in mice

Jinge Zhou, Chen Wang, Yan Wu, Baoxin Zhao, Yun Yang, Tianxi Ye, Kaiyue Zhang, Fangxu Li, Jiang Hu, Kai Zhang, Fang Liu, Weiqi Wang, Chunhua Wang, Zefeng Wang, Xia Chuai, Sandra Chiu

10.1186/s43556-026-00474-9
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Unlocking the roles of plasma soluble T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 in kidney diseases: findings from native and allograft biopsy cohorts

Yamei Li, Hua Zhang, Yangjuan Bai, Huan Xu, Yan Luo, Dan Ye, Xueqiao Wang, Xingxin Gong, Qu Yang, Hanjing Liu, Binqi Yang, Zheyuan Zhang, Yuxin Ye, Yunfei An, Xinhua Dai, Lanlan Wang, Yunying Shi

10.1186/s43556-026-00469-6
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 15 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is used when unpublished material is included in the manuscript and when suggesting reviewers, with reviewer identity details included in the submission letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The article processing charge is £2190.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR per accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation RNA modifications and cancer SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Immune cells in cancer Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Cancer Cells and Metastasis Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism interferon and immune responses COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies MicroRNA in disease regulation Extracellular vesicles in disease Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer-related gene regulation Inflammasome and immune disorders Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism RNA Research and Splicing Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Virus-based gene therapy research CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Immune Cell Function and Interaction Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

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