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Welcome to the World Journal of Stem Cells

World Journal of Stem Cells (WJSC, World J Stem Cells) is a high-quality, online, open-access, single-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. WJSC accepts both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. Articles published in WJSC are high-quality, clinical and basic, influential research articles by established academic authors as well as new researchers. The paramount objective of WJSC is to showcase and promote distinguished research in the field of stem cells, to help advance development of this field. The types of articles published in WJSC include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. Submit here >>

2024 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Shengwen Calvin Li, MPhil, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist, Senior Research Fellow, (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]) Center for Neuroscience and Stem Cell Research, CHOC Children’s Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Neuroscience Institute, UC Irvine, Orange, CA 92868-3874, United States
  • Carlo Ventura, MD, PhD, Director, Full Professor, (E-mail: [email protected]) National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Bologna 40129, Italy
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJSC is now abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
The 2023 Edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2022 impact factor (IF) for WJSC as 4.1; IF without journal self cites: 3.9; 5-year IF: 4.5; Journal Citation Indicator: 0.53; Ranking: 15 among 29 journals in cell and tissue engineering; Quartile category: Q3; Ranking: 99 among 191 journals in cell biology; and Quartile category: Q3. The WJSC’s CiteScore for 2023 is 7.8 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2023: Histology is 11/62; Genetics is 78/347; Genetics (clinical) is 19/99; Molecular Biology is 131/410; Cell Biology is 108/285.
ISSN
1948-0210 (online)
Editorial
Claudia Cavallini, Elena Olivi, Riccardo Tassinari, Chiara Zannini, Gregorio Ragazzini, Martina Marcuzzi, Valentina Taglioli, Carlo Ventura 
World J Stem Cells 16(5):479-485. Published online May 26, 2024. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v16.i5.479
Basic Study
Yang-Zhou Jiang, Lan-Yue Hu, Mao-Shan Chen, Xiao-Jie Wang, Cheng-Ning Tan, Pei-Pei Xue, Teng Yu, Xiao-Yan He, Li-Xin Xiang, Yan-Ni Xiao, Xiao-Liang Li, Qian Ran, Zhong-Jun Li, Li Chen 
World J Stem Cells 16(5):538-550. Published online May 26, 2024. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v16.i5.538
Amani Yehya, Joseph Azar, Mohamad Al-Fares, Helene Boeuf, Wassim Abou-Kheir, Dana Zeineddine, Ola Hadadeh 
World J Stem Cells 16(5):551-559. Published online May 26, 2024. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v16.i5.551
Systematic Reviews