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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 >>
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- 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.
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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 (167), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (36 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (51 days/Mean), Accepted (33.5%/Mean), Production Time (34 days/Mean), Time to Publication (157 days/Mean), and Rejected (31.7%/Mean).
Editorial
Na Liu, Xin-Xing Wan, Wei-Tao Yan, Kun Xiong
World J Stem Cells
17(8):111497.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.111497
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Received: 06/30/2025
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Accepted: 08/07/2025
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Opinion Review
Mahmood S Choudhery, Taqdees Arif, Ruhma Mahmood
World J Stem Cells
17(8):106086.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.106086
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Received: 02/14/2025
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Revised: 04/11/2025
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Accepted: 07/10/2025
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Review
Asmaa M ShamsEldeen, Sara A Hosny, Khaled Maghib, Hend Ashour
World J Stem Cells
17(8):107480.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.107480
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Received: 03/24/2025
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Accepted: 07/10/2025
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Meng-Jie Zhang, Shi-Xin Chan, Ze-Guo Jia, Chuang Lv, Jia-Jie Chen, Shao-Cheng Hong
World J Stem Cells
17(8):107639.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.107639
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Received: 03/27/2025
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Chen-Xu Cui, Xiao-Nan Shao, Yang-Yang Li, Liang Qiao, Jun-Tang Lin, Li-Hong Guan
World J Stem Cells
17(8):107717.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.107717
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Xiao-Qian Shan, Mei-Heng He, Wei-Li Gao, Yu-Jiao Li, Shu-Zhen Liu, Yan Liu, Chao-Li Wang, Lan Zhao, Shi-Xin Xu
World J Stem Cells
17(8):109006.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.109006
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Minireviews
Lin Liu, Tapas Ranjan Behera, Qiao-Jun Wang, Quan-Quan Shen
World J Stem Cells
17(8):104930.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.104930
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Received: 01/06/2025
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Demet Kacaroglu, Nilgun Gurbuz
World J Stem Cells
17(8):107400.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.107400
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Yi Xiao, Fan-Yu Zeng, Zhen-Yu Chen, Feng Zhao, Jing-Li Sun
World J Stem Cells
17(8):108695.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.108695
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Retrospective Study
Ya-Xuan Niu, Min Hu, Wei-Feng Zhao, Hong-Jie Yang
World J Stem Cells
17(8):107013.
Published online Aug 26, 2025.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.107013
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Basic Study
Cheng-Wei Yang, Ya-Qiang Zhang, Hong Chang, Rui Gao, Dan Chen, Hao Yao
World J Stem Cells
17(8):107124.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v17.i8.107124
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Systematic Reviews
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Meta-Analysis
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World J Stem Cells
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Letter to the Editor
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World J Stem Cells
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