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Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports covers contemporary and emerging areas in stem cells and regenerative medicine through reviews, original data reports, protocols, novel hypotheses, and commentaries. Its scope includes basic, clinical, biotechnology, regulatory, and ethical aspects of embryonic and adult stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, fate choice, lineage and cloning issues, translational studies, and diseases involving stem cell anomalies.

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Subject Medicine, Research & Experimental
Impact Factor 4.2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2629-3269
eISSN 2629-3277
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £2990.00 GBP / $4590.00 USD / €3890.00 EUR; subscription model: no APC.

Submission Instructions

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Reviews must be 4,000 to 10,000 words. Manuscripts must include a Declarations section before the references. Reviews must include a statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, who drafted and/or critically revised the work, along with a disclosure statement, 4 to 6 keywords, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if there is no Methods section.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed consecutively in numbered order, with only cited published or accepted works included and DOI links provided when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size problems require separate submission, while table captions and figure captions must appear in the manuscript text and tables must be on separate pages. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, tables must include titles, and each figure and table must have a caption.
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Full Length Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author. The cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author.
Abstract A summary is required for Full Length Reports. The abstract must be 150 to 250 words. The abstract is unstructured and presented as a Summary.
Manuscript Full Length Reports must not exceed 10,000 words excluding the reference list but including figure legends. Full Length Reports must be organized as Title page, Summary, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, and Figure Legends. The manuscript must include a Declarations section before the references, 4 to 6 keywords, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods or a suitable alternative section, and a data availability statement.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed in consecutive numerical order with only published or accepted works included and DOI links given when available.
Figures & Tables Full Length Reports must have no more than four page equivalents of figures and tables. Tables must be provided in a separate file, and figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size requires separate upload. Figure captions must be included in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be numbered consecutively and include titles.
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Translational Stem Cell Studies

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author. The cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript The manuscript must include a section entitled "Declarations" before the references with the required declaration headings, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section if there is no Methods section. The manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, the required declaration headings with "Not applicable" where relevant, and documentation of any LLM use in the manuscript.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed consecutively in numbered order, including only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size problems require separate submission, figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file, and tables must be placed on separate pages. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, tables must include titles or captions, and microscopy figures must include scale bars or indicated magnification.
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Papers Focused On Diseases Of Stem Cells

Cover Letter A cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author such as an ORCID, Scopus ID, or publication-record link. The cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author such as an ORCID, Scopus ID, or publication-record link.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Declarations must appear in a section entitled "Declarations" before the reference list. The manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section with Funding, Conflicts of interest/Competing interests, Ethics approval, Consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Code availability, and Authors' contributions, and any use of an LLM must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable section if Methods is absent.
References Citations in the text must be numbered in square brackets and the reference list must be numbered consecutively, include only cited published or accepted works, and provide full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size problems require large figures to be submitted separately, while tables must be typed on separate pages. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, figure captions must be provided in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, and each table must include a title or caption.
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Brief Reports

Cover Letter Cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author. Cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words excluding the reference list but including figure legends. Brief Reports must follow the structure of a Full Length Report. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords and a section entitled "Declarations" before the references, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if there is no Methods section.
References References must be cited in the text by numbers in square brackets and listed consecutively in numerical order, with full DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables Brief Reports may include up to four images consisting of figures or tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size problems require large figures to be submitted separately. Figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file in a separate section at the end, and tables must be on separate pages with titles.
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Short Reports

Cover Letter Cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author, and submission implies that publication has been approved by all co-authors and the responsible authorities. Cover letter must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author such as an ORCID, Scopus ID, or publication record link.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a section entitled 'Declarations' before the references. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, include the Declarations subsections with 'Not applicable' where irrelevant, and document any use of an LLM in the Methods section or another suitable section if there is no Methods section.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers 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, with full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size problems require separate submission, while tables must be typed on separate pages. Figure captions must be included in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and include titles.
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Recent Publications

Measurable Residual Disease and the Unresolved Biology of Leukemic Stem Cells

Deepa Bhartiya, Nitu Jha, Shruti Dutta, Anish Tripathi, Ashish Tripathi

10.1007/s12015-026-11195-5
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Nanotechnology-enabled precision targeting of lung cancer stem cells: Recent developments and therapeutic implications

Yi Zhang, Jiaxin Fan, Yuhan Ye, Chuang Li, Ming-Fei Lang

10.1007/s12015-026-11198-2
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Optimized Metabolic Conditions Reveal the Adipogenic Competence of Wharton’s Jelly MSCs: Insight from Literature Review and Experimental Validation

Cécile Pinault, Audrey Cras, Michel-Gabriel Cazenave, Anne Schnitzler, Jeanne Rancic, Jerome Larghero, Sophie Vacher, Curtis L Cetrulo, Daniel Balvay, Ivan Bieche, Alexandre G. Lellouch, David M. Smadja

10.1007/s12015-026-11196-4
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GLP1 Mimetics and Stem Cells: An Intersection of Metabolic and Regenerative Medicine

Mikhail G. Kolonin

10.1007/s12015-026-11194-6
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Mitochondrial Communication Networks in the Bone Microenvironment: From the Maintenance of Homeostasis to Translational Interventions for Bone Diseases

Wentao Wang, Kun Wang, Wenjing Wang, Xuan Mu, Zhiquan Cheng, Guangzhi Zhang, Xuewen Kang, Yonggang Wang

10.1007/s12015-026-11190-w
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and must include a valid institutional email address for each author or another means of verifying each author such as an ORCID, Scopus ID, or publication record. The corresponding author should also mention any unpublished material included in the manuscript in a cover letter to the Editor.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC is £2990.00 GBP / $4590.00 USD / €3890.00 EUR. Subscription publication has no APC.

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Research Topics

Mesenchymal stem cell research Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Extracellular vesicles in disease MicroRNA in disease regulation Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Cancer Cells and Metastasis 3D Printing in Biomedical Research CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Reproductive Biology and Fertility Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pancreatic function and diabetes Wound Healing and Treatments Immune cells in cancer Renal and related cancers CAR-T cell therapy research Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Circular RNAs in diseases COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Nerve injury and regeneration

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