Instructions for authors - Stem Cell Biology and Research

General Information top

Stem Cell Biology and Research publishes articles on all aspects of stem cells and regenerative medicine, cell biology, genetics, developmental biology, epigenetics and molecular biology. Stem Cell Biology and Research welcome original research articles, reviews, hypothesis emphasizing the characterization of stem cells, signalling pathways, biochemistry and stem cell micro-environment.

Herbert Publications is dedicated to publish and provide access to quality information and valuable contributions to the journal’s respective field. It follows a specific format for each article type to the credit of weight in the information and maintains diverse appearance for reader’s convenience. Therefore the authors will be guided to meet the submission criteria of corresponding article type with the author’s responsibilities and manuscript preparation and submission.

More information on journal policies is available on 'About this journal' page.

Stem Cell Biology and Research publishes the following article types:

Original
Research
Case report
Short report
Review
Mini review
Methodology
Debates
Hypothesis
Commentaries
Meeting reports
Techinical Advance
Letter to the editor

Checklist for a Revised Manuscripttop

Once a manuscript has completed the peer review process, the Editor will forward review reports from the Reviewers and the Author may be asked for major or minor corrections for further quality development in the manuscript.

Please follow the guidelines below and crosscheck to ensure that the edited MS is better understanding by the Editor and Reviewers.

  • The revised manuscript must have a cover letter outlining all the changes that have been made in response to the reviewer's comments/criticisms.
  • Underline & Highlight by the use of colored text or use Track Changes to the newly modified or added text.
  • Ensure that the files are saved in .Doc (MS Word) or PDF format only.
  • Provide a complete Figure Legend for each figure
  • Make sure that the citations are indicated in the text, only by the Reference Number in brackets. Eg., [1,2,3]
  • Check that you have mentioned your Conflict of Interest, Authors Contributions and Acknowledgements.

 The revised manuscript has to be sent within 14 days (may be variable based on the correction type) via email attachment to editorialstemcell@hoajonline.com