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World Journal of Stem Cells is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of stem cells, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Embryonic stem cells, germline stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, adult stem cells, mesenchymal stromal cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, embryoid bodies, embryonal carcinoma stem cells, hemangioblasts, hematopoietic stem cells, lymphoid progenitor cells, myeloid progenitor cells, myoblasts (cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle), neoplastic stem cells, neural stem cells, other pluripotent stem cells, side-population cells, and totipotent stem cells. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. By doing so, the journal strives to provide authors with high-quality services, offer readers high-quality academic content, and further advance clinical practice. Submit an Article >>
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 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 (1971), Duration of Peer Review (26 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (47 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (47 days/Mean), Accepted (52.0%/Mean), Production Time (49 days/Mean), Time to Publication (172 days/Mean), and Rejected (39.9%/Mean).
Review
Fatima Jameel, Iqra Sahibdad, Sidra Ghulam Muhammad, Asmat Salim
World J Stem Cells
18(3):115658.
Published online Mar 26, 2026.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.115658
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Received: 10/21/2025
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Revised: 12/04/2025
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Accepted: 02/03/2026
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Minireviews
Mahmood S Choudhery, Taqdees Arif, Ruhma Mahmood, David T Harris
World J Stem Cells
18(3):116226.
Published online Mar 26, 2026.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.116226
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Received: 11/05/2025
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Zhi-Kang Ying, Xin-Yu Xu, Jia-Wei Hu, Yun Cui, Da-Wei Jiang
World J Stem Cells
18(3):118401.
Published online Mar 26, 2026.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.118401
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Received: 12/30/2025
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Prospective Study
Xiang Fu, Hui Song, Jiu-Song Wu, Xu Chen
World J Stem Cells
18(3):116298.
Published online Mar 26, 2026.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.116298
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Takahiro Enjoji, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Daisuke Miyamoto, Shinichiro Ogawa, Hanako Tetsuo, Akihiko Soyama, Tomohiko Adachi, Susumu Eguchi, Kengo Kanetaka
World J Stem Cells
18(3):113900.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.113900
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Received: 09/06/2025
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Hai-Fei Zhou, Jia-Min Xu, Jie Li, Fan Xu, Jian-Feng Li, Yi Yu, Hua Yuan, Yi-Feng Bian, Yu-Li Wang, Yi-Fei Du
World J Stem Cells
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Received: 09/27/2025
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Yu-Jiao Li, Xi Chen, Yong-Yin Luo, Jun Chang, Shu-Zhen Liu, Xiao-Qian Shan, Jing-Jing Song, Nan Hao, Xu-He Yan, Wei-Li Gao, Jian-Wei Liu, Lan Zhao
World J Stem Cells
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An-Ran Wang, Yu-Yang Zhang, Yi-Jun Liu, Li-Nan Ren, Qi-Hui Yan, Kai-Fang Wang, Yan Wang
World J Stem Cells
18(3):115363.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.115363
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Received: 10/15/2025
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Asad Mushtaq, Mahmood S Choudhery, Taqdees Arif, Ahmad Niaz, Asim Pervaiz
World J Stem Cells
18(3):116388.
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doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i3.116388
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