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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 clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical 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. WJSC is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>
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
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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 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJSC as 3.6; JIF without journal self cites: 3.3; 5-year JIF: 4.4; JIF Rank: 14/32 in cell and tissue engineering; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2; JIF Rank: 100/204 in cell biology; JIF Quartile: Q2; 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 (123), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (40 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (48 days/Mean), Accepted (22.8%/Mean), Production Time (33 days/Mean), Time to Publication (164 days/Mean), and Rejected (29.3%/Mean).
Editorial
Xiong Yan, Ya-Xiong Guo, Yu-Xiang Liu, Chun Liu
World J Stem Cells
17(6):106902.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.106902
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Received: 03/10/2025
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Revised: 03/31/2025
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Accepted: 05/08/2025
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Challenges in the clinical translation of stromal vascular fraction therapy in regenerative medicine 
Naveen Jeyaraman, Sandeep Shrivastava, Ravi Velamoor Rangarajan, Arulkumar Nallakumarasamy, Swaminathan Ramasubramanian, Avinash Gandi Devadas, Secunda Rupert, Madhan Jeyaraman
World J Stem Cells
17(6):103775.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.103775
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Received: 11/29/2024
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Revised: 03/13/2025
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Accepted: 05/07/2025
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Lucas Vinícius de Oliveira Ferreira, Kelly Cristine Santos Roballo, Rogério Martins Amorim
World J Stem Cells
17(6):107833.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.107833
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Received: 03/28/2025
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Revised: 04/23/2025
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Accepted: 06/09/2025
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Basic Study
Jia Fang
World J Stem Cells
17(6):104367.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.104367
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Received: 12/18/2024
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Zhe-Ci Ding, Juan-Juan He, Lu-Ze Shi, Jin Qian, Shu-Hao Mei, Xia Kang, Ji-Wu Chen
World J Stem Cells
17(6):105491.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.105491
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Received: 01/24/2025
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Bo Zhang, Bao-Dong Gao, Yuan Su, Wen-Jing Mi, Tong-Xu Zeng, Fei-Fei Ma, Xiao-Qin Ha
World J Stem Cells
17(6):106272.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.106272
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Received: 02/20/2025
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Li-Li Wang, Ming-Yue Ouyang, Zi-En Yang, Si-Ning Xing, Song Zhao, Hui-Ying Yu
World J Stem Cells
17(6):106488.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.106488
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Received: 02/27/2025
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Zi-Qiu Ye, Xiao-Hu Meng, Xin Fang, Han-Yi Liu, Hassan Hamisi Mwindadi
World J Stem Cells
17(6):106520.
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Tong-Ming Liu
World J Stem Cells
17(6):108197.
Published online Jun 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i6.108197
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Fang Lin, Yue Ding, Ke-Xin Ma, Xiao-Ting Liang
World J Stem Cells
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