- Open access · CC BY 4.0
- Peer reviewed
Where the blood is made: research on bone marrow biology
The Journal of Bone Marrow Biology publishes research on all of bone marrow biology: hematopoietic stem cells, the marrow microenvironment, transplantation and marrow disease, across basic, experimental, translational and clinical research.
- Open access
- Published since 2017
- Published by Open Access Pub
One organ, read at every scale
JBMB covers the biology and clinical science of bone marrow, including basic, experimental, translational and clinical research. The areas below are examples, not a closed list.
Hematopoietic stem cells
Self-renewal and differentiation, niche interactions, mobilization and homing, clonal hematopoiesis and aging.
Marrow microenvironment
Stromal and mesenchymal cells, vascular and osteoblastic niches, cytokine signaling and the extracellular matrix.
Transplantation biology
Engraftment, graft-versus-host disease, HLA matching, conditioning regimens and immune reconstitution.
Malignancy and marrow failure
Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma biology, myelodysplastic syndromes, aplastic anemia and inherited marrow disorders.
Cell and gene therapy
Gene editing in hematopoietic cells, cellular immunotherapy and marrow-derived cells for regenerative medicine.
Tools and translation
Single-cell and spatial methods, imaging and organoid models, biomarkers and clinical outcomes research.
Read the full Aims and Scope.
Publishing with JBMB
- Access
- Open access under CC BY 4.0; authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
- Charges
- Article processing charge of USD 1,200, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Submission
- ManuscriptZone, the simple submission form, or [email protected].
Article types
- Original Research
- Review Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods and Protocols
- Short Communication
- Data Note
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
Studies should have a clear bone marrow or hematopoietic focus. Requirements for each type are in the Instructions for Authors.
From the journal
Original Research · Published 4 March 2017 · Pages 1–13
The Effect of HLA-DRB1 Allele Mismatch on the Results after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Mats Remberger, Jonas Mattsson
Editorial independence
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They remain independent of fees, services, memberships and roles.
Built for careful marrow science
Ethics and reporting
Human-participant studies need ethics approval and informed consent, or a documented ethics-committee waiver; identifiable information needs separate consent. Animal research needs ethics or animal-care approval where applicable and follows recognized welfare standards, with ARRIVE reporting. Authors follow the reporting guideline that fits the study design. See the Editorial Policies.
Open data and preprints
Every empirical research manuscript must include a data-availability statement. Manuscripts posted as preprints are considered when the posting is disclosed.
Long-term preservation
JBMB articles will be deposited in Portico, a not-for-profit digital-preservation archive run by ITHAKA. Indexing and preservation.
Share your marrow research with readers worldwide
Read the Instructions for Authors, then submit through ManuscriptZone. Questions about scope or process go to the editorial office at [email protected].