期刊名称：CELL JOURNAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
ISSN:-2228-5806
eISSN:2228-5814
The "Cell Journal (Yakhteh)", formerly published as "Yakhteh Medical Journal", is a quarterly English publication of Royan Institute. This journal focuses on topics relevant to cellular and molecular scientific areas, besides other related fields. The Cell J has been certified by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 1999 and was accredited as a scientific and research journal by HBI (Health and Biomedical Information) Journal Accreditation Commission in 2000 which is an open access journal.
Formerly ISSN:1561-4921 eISSN:1753-8086
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19.Regional Information Center for Sciences and Technology (RICeST)
20.Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)
21.Magiran
Instructions to Authors
Aims and Scope Types of Articles Submission Process Cover Letter Copyright Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements Conflict of Interest References Proof Ethics of Scientific Publication Clinical Trial Registration General Information The Final Checklist
Aims and Scope: The "Cell Journal (Yakhteh)" is a publication of Royan Institute. It is published in English. The aim of the journal is to disseminate information through publishing the most recent scientific research studies on exclusively cellular, molecular and other related topics.Cell J , has been certified as a quarterly publication by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 1999 and was accredited as a scientific and research journal by HBI (Health and Biomedical Information) Journal Accreditation Commission in 2000. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
This journal accepts (Original articles, Review articles, Short communications, Case reports, Editorial, Images in Biology papers and Letter to editor) in the field of cellular and molecular science.
1. Types of articles
The articles could be considered for publications in "Cell Journal (Yakhteh)" , are as below:
A. Original articles are scientific reports of the original research studies. The article consists of English Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements and References.
B. Review articles are the articles written by well experienced authors and those who have excellence in the related fields. These are usually solicited by the editors, but we will consider unsolicited materials too. They will undergo editorial process except solicited articles. The corresponding author of the review article must be one of the authors of at least three articles appearing in the references. The review article consists of English Abstract (unstructured), Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
C. Short Communications are the articles containing new findings. Submissions should be brief reports of ongoing researches. The Short Communication consists of English Abstract (unstructured), the body of manuscript (should not be used heading or subheading), Acknowledgements and References.
D. Case Reports are published only if the report is of exceptional interest. The case report consists of English Abstract (unstructured), Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Acknowledgements and References.
E. Editorial should be written by either the editor in chief or the editorial board.
F. Images in Biology should focus around a single case with an interesting illustration such as a photograph, histological specimen or investigation. Color images are welcomed. The text should be brief and informative.
G. Letter to Editor is comments from our readers on recently published articles.
2. Submission Process
A. Cover letter
Each article should be accompanied by a cover letter, signed and dated by corresponding author specifying the following statement: “The manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors and is not under active consideration for publication, has not been accepted for publication, nor has it been published in another journal in full or part (except in abstract form). I hereby assign the copyright of the enclosed manuscript to Cell Journal (Yakhteh). Corresponding author can also suggest three peer reviewers in the field of their article.
B. Copyright
All listed authors must sign the “Copyright Transfer Agreement”. In doing so, each author takes public responsibility for the article’s content. No article will be published without a copyright transfer agreement signed by all the listed authors. Any use, distribution, reproduction or abstract of this publication in any medium, with the exception of commercial purposes, is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
C. Manuscript preparation
Manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the “International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)”. Manuscript must be typed in a font size of at least 12 points, double spaced with margins of at least 2.5 cm (1 inch). Abbreviations should be defined where first mentioned in the abstract and text. Avoid using abbreviation in title. Please use the international and standard abbreviations and symbols. Each of the following manuscript components should begin on a new page in the following sequence:
Page 1: Title page; providing the full title of the research (do not use abbreviations in title), full name(s) of author(s), highest awarded academic degree(s),email(s), institutional affiliation(s), full postal address, telephone, fax and email of corresponding author in English.
Page 2: Running title; a maximum of 7 words (no more than 50 characters).
Page 3: Abstract and Keywords. The abstract should be included Objective, Materials & Methods, Results and Conclusion.
Keywords: Up to five keywords must be supplied by the authors at the foot of the abstract chosen from the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH). They should therefore be specific and relevant to the paper.
The following components should be identified after the abstract:
Introduction: This should summarize the purpose and the rationale of the study. It should neither review the subject extensively nor should it have data or conclusions of the study.
Materials and Methods: This should include the exact methods or observations or experiments. If an apparatus is used, its manufacturer’s name and address should be given in parenthesis. If the method is established, give reference but if the method is new, give enough information so that another author is able to perform it. If a drug is used, its generic name, dose and route of administration must be given. Standard units of measurements and chemical symbols of elements do not need to be defined.
Statistical analysis: Type of study and statistical methods must be mentioned and specify any general computer program used. The Info system used should be clearly mentioned.
Ethical considerations: Please state that informed consent was obtained from all human adult participants and from the parents or legal guardians of minors and include the name of the appropriate institutional review board that approved the project. It is necessary to indicate in the text that the maintenance and care of experimental animals complies with National Institutes of Health guidelines for the humane use of laboratory animals, or those of your Institute or agency.
Results: They must be presented in the form of text, tables and figures. The contents of the tables should not be all repeated in the text. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively as appeared in the text and should be organized in separate pages at the end of article while their location should be mentioned in the main text. Long articles may need sub-headings within some sections (especially the Results and Discussion parts) to clarify their contents.
Legends of Tables: A short descriptive heading should be given above each table and any footnotes and explanations underneath.
Figures: They must be sent in GIF or JPEG format with 300 dpi resolutions.
Discussion: This should emphasize the present findings and the variations or similarities with other researches done by other researchers. The detailed results should not be repeated in the discussion again. Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study.
Conclusion: Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study. All conclusions are justified by the results of the study. It must be mentioned whether the hypothesis mentioned in the article is true, false or no conclusions can be derived.
Acknowledgements: This optional part should include a statement thanking those who assisted substantially with work relevant to the study. It should include persons who provided technical help, writing assistance and name of departments that only provided general support. Grant support should be included in this section.
Conflict of Interest: Any conflict of interest (financial or otherwise) and sources of financial support must be listed on the Acknowledgements. This includes providers of supplies and services from a commercial organization. Any commercial affiliation must be disclosed, regardless of whether they provide the funding or not.
References: The references must be written based on the Vancouver style. Thus the references are cited numerically in the text and listed in the bibliography by the order of their appearance. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in the list of Journals Indexed in MEDLINE. Write surname and initials of all authors when there are six or less. In the case of seven or more authors, the names of first six authors followed by “et al.” should be listed. The reference of information must be based on the following order:
Article:
Surname(s) and first letter of name &middle name(s) of author(s) .Manuscript title. Journal title (abbr).publication date (year); Volume &Issue: Page number.
Example: Manicardi GC, Bianchi PG, Pantano S, Azzoni P, Bizzaro D, Bianchi U, et al. Presence of endogenous nicks in DNA of ejaculated human spermatozoa and its relationship to chromomycin A3 accessibility. Biol Reprod .1995; 52(4): 864-867.
Book:
Surname(s) and first letter of name &middle name(s) of author(s).Book title. Edition. Publication place: publisher name; publication date (year); Page number.
Example: Edelman CL, Mandle CL. Health promotion throughout the life span. 2nd ed.ST Louis: Mosby; 1998; 145-63.
Chapter of book:
Example: Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995; 465-78.
Abstract book:
Example: Amini rad O.The Antioxidantal Effect of Pomegranate Juice on Sperm Parameters and Fertility Potential in Mice.Cell Journal (Yakhteh). 2008;10 Suppl 1:38.
Thesis:
Name of author. Thesis title. Degree. City name. University. Publication date (year).
Example: Eftekhari Yazdi P. Comparison of Fragment Removal and Co-Culture with Vero Cell Monolayers on Development of Human Fragmented Embryos. Presented for the Ph.D., Tehran. Tarbiyat Modarres University. 2004.
Conferences:
Example: Harnden P, Joffe JK, Jones WG, editors.Germ cell tumors V.Proceedings of the 5th Germ cell tumors conference ;2001 Sep 13-15; Leeds,UK.New York:Springer; 2002.
Internet References
Article:
Example: Jahanshahi A, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Javan M, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Rohani M. Effect of low-frequency stimulation on adenosineA1 and A2A receptors gene expression in dentate gyrus of perforant path kindled rats. Cell Journal(Yakhteh).2008; 10 (2): 87-92. Available from: http://www.celljournal.org. (20 Oct 2008).
Book:
Example: Anderson SC, Poulsen KB. Anderson's electronic atlas of hematology.[CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.
D. Proofs: Proofs are sent by email as PDF files and should be checked and returned within 48 hours of receipt. It is the authors’ responsibility to check that all the text and data as contained in the page proofs are correct and suitable for publication. We request that authors pay particular attention to author’s names and affiliations as it is essential that these details are accurate when the article is published.
E. Pay for publication: There is no page charge on publication.
F. Ethics of scientific publication: Plagiarism of text from a previously published manuscript by the same or another author is a serious publication offence. Some parts of text may be used, but only where the source of the material quoted is clearly acknowledged.
G. Clinical trial registration: All of the Clinical Trials performed in Iran must be registered in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (www.irct.ir), in order to be considered for publication even if they register in other registration site. The clinical trials performed abroad, could be considered for publication if they register in a registration site approved by WHO. This includes all of the clinical trials performed.
3. General information:
A. You can send your article by email to celljournal@royaninstitute.org or via online submission system which is available at our website: http://www.celljournal.org. If the article is not prepared according to the format of Cell Journal (Yakhteh), it will be returned to authors.
B. The order of article appearance in the Journal is not concerning the scientific characters of the authors.
C. Cell Journal (Yakhteh), has authority to accept or reject the articles.
D. The received articles will be evaluated by one epidemiologist. Then associate editor will determine its reviewers. If three reviewers pass their judgments on the article, it will be presented to the editorial board of Cell Journal (Yakhteh). If editorial board has a positive judgment about the article, reviewers’ comments will be presented to corresponding author (the identification of the reviewers will not be revealed). The executive member of journal will contact the corresponding author directly within 7-8 weeks by email or mail. If authors do not hear from journal office after the specified time, please contact by telephone or email to journal office. Executive manager will respond promptly to authors’ message.
E. Three reprints of each article will be supplied for the corresponding author free of charge.
The Final Checklist
The authors must ensure that before submitting the manuscript for publication, they have taken care of the following:
1. Title page should contain title, name of the author/coauthors, their qualifications, designation & institutions they are affiliated with and mailing address for future correspondence, email address, Phone & Fax number.
2. Text of article and References prepared as stated in the “Guide for Authors” section.
3. Tables should be typed on separate pages.
The Editor-in-Chief: Ahmad Hosseini, Ph.D.
Cell Journal (Yakhteh),
P.O. Box: 16635-148, Iran
Tel/Fax: + 98-21-22510895
Emails: celljournal@royaninstitute.org
info@celljournal.org
URL: www.celljournal.org
Editorial Board
Published & Sponsored by:
Royan Institute, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research (ACECR)
Hamid Gourabi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Editor in Chief:
Ahmad Hosseini, Ph.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Editor Associate:
Saeid Abroun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Editorial Board:
Saeid Abroun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Kamran Alimoghadam, M.D., Associate Professor, Tehran Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Asgari, Ph.D., Professor, Baghyatallah University, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Kazem Aghaee Mazaheri, D.D.S., Assistant Professor, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Gila Behzadi, Ph.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Baharvand, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Mary Familari, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Merlbourne, Australia
Hamid Gourabi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Jurgen Hescheler, MD., Professor, Institute of Neurophysiology of University Zu Koln, Germany
Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA
Esmaiel Jabbari, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA
Suresh Jesuthasan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Bahram Kazemi, Ph.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Hosseinali Mehrani, Ph.D., Professor, Baghyatallah University, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Javad Mowla, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Toru Nakano, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Donald Newgreen, Ph.D., Professor, Murdoch Children Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Mojtaba Rezazadeh Valojerdi, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
Mohammad Hossein Sanati, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
Eimei Sato, Ph.D., Professor, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Abdolhossein Shahverdi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Michele Catherine Studer,Ph.D., Institute of Biology Valrose, IBV University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
Gianpaolo Zerbini, MD., Ph.D., San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
Daniele Zink, Ph.D., Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Agency for Science Technology & Science, Singapore
Executive Committee:
Farideh Malekzadeh, M.Sc.,Executive Manager, Royan Institute
Abdolhossein Shahverdi, Ph.D., Royan Institute
Elham Amirchaghmaghi, M.D., Royan Institute
Reza Omani Samani, M.D., Royan Institute
Mehrnoosh Motiei, B.Sc., Royan Institute
Leila Daliri, M.Sc., Royan Institute
Shaghayegh Saeidi, M.Sc., Royan Institute
Farnaz Shapouri, M.Sc., Royan Institute
Mansooreh Roodbari, M.Sc., Royan Institute
Nafiseh Zarezadeh, M.Sc., Royan Institute
English Editors:
Naser Ansari Pour, Ph.D., University of Tehran, Iran
Jane Ferrie, Ph.D., University College of London. UK
Haydeh Hekmat, M.Sc., Royan Institute, Iran
Kim Vagharfard, M.Sc., Royan Institute, Iran
Graphists:
Neda Esmaeili, Royan Instiute
Laleh Mirza Ali Shirvani, Royan Instiute
Shohreh Roohbani, Royan Institute
Website Manager:
Mahta Parcheh Baf Kashani, Royan Institute
P.O. Box: 16635-148, Iran
Tel/Fax: + 98-21-22510895
Emails: celljournal@royaninstitute.org
info@celljournal.org
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