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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, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing innovative, novel, and practical clinical, basic, and translational research achievements in the fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. 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. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. The journal is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Shengwen Calvin Li, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: choc.uci@gmail.com) Center for Neuroscience and Stem Cell Research, Children's Hospital of Orange County Children's Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Neuroscience Institute, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, United States
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 2024 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2023 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJSC as 3.6; JIF without journal self cites: 3.5; 5-year JIF: 4.2; JIF Rank: 105/205 in cell biology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.

The WJSC’s CiteScore for 2024 is 6.9 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Histology is 13/61; Genetics is 97/348; Genetics (clinical) is 24/100; Molecular Biology is 152/410; Cell Biology is 122/285.

ISSN
1948-0210 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (107), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (41 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (47 days/Mean), Accepted (10.3%/Mean), Production Time (34 days/Mean), Time to Publication (171 days/Mean), and Rejected (30.8%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Francesco Saverio Sorrentino, Francesco Parmeggiani, Lorenzo Gardini, Luigi Fontana, Mutali Musa, Caterina Gagliano, Marco Zeppieri 
World J Stem Cells 17(5):103100. Published online May 26, 2025. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i5.103100
Minireviews
Clinical Trials Study
Necati Kaplan, Serdar Kabatas, Erdinç Civelek, Eyüp Can Savrunlu, Tolga Akkoc, Osman Boyalı, Erek Öztürk, Halil Can, Ali Genc, Erdal Karaöz 
World J Stem Cells 17(5):101675. Published online May 26, 2025. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i5.101675
Basic Study
Letter to the Editor