EDITORIAL POLICIES OF JSRM
Focus And Scope:
The Journal of Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine (JSRM) is an exclusive Online Journal with full open access to readers covering areas of Basic Research, Translational work and Clinical studies in the specialty of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine including allied specialties such as Biomaterials and Nano technology relevant to the core subject. This has also been endorsed by the German Stem Cell Society(GSZ).
The JSRM issues are published regularly and articles pertaining to Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine as well as related fields of research are considered for publication.
This Online Journal conceived and run by Clinicians and Scientists, originally started for the student community with reputed members in the advisory/editorial boards, has now been accepted to be the official organ of GSZ is accessed by Researchers, Clinicians and Students all over the world, as it is an open access Journal.
Subjects covered: History and Development of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine. Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology, Cancer Stem Cells, Cell Culture, Bio Materials, Nanotechnology, Tissue Engineering, Animal Experiments, Clinical Trials and Clinical Applications using Stem Cells, Basic & Applied Cell Therapeutics.
The following types of articles are peer reviewed and published
- Original Articles
- Review Articles
- Brief Communications
- Opinions
- Letters to the Editor
The Editorial Team contributes to the editorial and decides about the publication of proceedings of scientific meetings and other contributions such as Book Reviews, etc.
The Peer Review Process
Authors may submit manuscripts online and they are kept informed about the progress by communication to the corresponding author. Editors can manage the whole submission/review/revise/publish process.
All submitted manuscripts are reviewed and scrutinized initially by the office of the editor.
Manuscripts are evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Originality of the Material
- Clarity in Writing
- Appropriateness of the Language and Style
- Validity and logic of the Study methods, data and the statistical methods
- Support of the Conclusion by reasonable data
- Significance of the information from the readers perspective
- Compliance of the manuscript with the focus and scope of the journal.
Manuscripts satisfying the above criteria are sent for formal peer-review to usually three reviewers, but sometimes more in special circumstances. The office of the editor then make a decision based on the reviewers' advice, from among several possibilities:
- Accept, with or without editorial revisions
- Accept with Modifications
- Reject but with indication that authors can re-submit the article after revision
- Reject outright
Peer reviewer identities and author identities are kept confidential.
The manuscript under review is not revealed to anyone other than peer reviewers and editorial staff. Reviewers, whose names are not disclosed to the authors, will study all contributions, which the editor sends for peer review after considering them to be of sufficient significance and interest.
Normally all articles submitted in full compliance with the guidelines for submission are subjected to an initial scrutiny by the office of editor taking seven working days following which the manuscripts which conform to the guidelines are sent for peer review.
The process of review takes 30 days before a decision is reached which is then conveyed to the corresponding author.
When a resubmission after revision by the authors is warranted, the office of the editor will interact with the reviewers to arrive at a final decision on the manuscript.
Publication Frequency
Journal of Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine is a peer reviewed journal publishing one volume per year consisting of two issues. Proceedings of meetings are published either as a supplement to a regular issue or as a special issue separately.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its entire content to disseminate scientific knowledge to a wide audience.