Aims and Scops
Cell Research,  a journal devoted to the publication of the novel results in different areas of animal and plant cell biology and to the promotion of scientific exchange between China and all other parts of the world, founded by Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1990 and sponsored by Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2002.

About the journal
As one of core journals of Chinese academic periodical, Cell Research is selected into the China Journal Array including 1000 important journals approved by National Journalism Administration of China and granted by the Publishing Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is indexed in many world-known libraries and Index systems such as the Index Medicus, MEDLINE on MEDLARS system, BIOSIS database, as well as Science Citation Index Expanded^tm-available as SciSearch^tm on Dialog and ISI Web of Science on the Internet-research Alert also available in Chinese Science Citation Index, ChinaInfor(CD & Web) and Chinese Academic Journal(CD & Web)etc. An electronic version with full text of papers published from 1999 Vol 9(1) is online at http://www.cell-research.com, and it is linked with PubMed on MEDLINE. Articles published in the journal can be regularly announced to the international library and bioscience communities.

Article types
Original articles: reporting original research findings, either describe novel Molecular and cellular processes and events or address biological mechanisms. Short/Rapid communications: reporting novel methods or findings that have immediate major impact on current biomedical research. Such studies may be too preliminary for a regular article. Reviews/Commentaries: reviewing or presenting current progresses in any fields covered by the journal based on authors' work.
All types of papers will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field; Short/Rapid communications will be accepted only after at least two editors'agree on their importance and urgency; Reviews should be invited in advance by the Editor-in-Chief.

Submission of manuscripts
One original and two complete hard copies of the manuscript including all Figures and Tables, accompanied with an electronic version either on diskette(3' 5 floppy disk or CD) or attachment file by e-mail, should be submitted either to the Editorial Office in Shanghai or Regional Editors near to your location:
CHINA:  Ai Lan CHANG, Editorial Office of Cell Research, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China. Fax: 0086-21-64335945, Tel: 0086-21-64315030-2162, E-mail: cellres@sunm.shcnc.ac.cn
USA:  Dr. Yun Bo SHI, LME/NICHD/NIH, Building 18T Room 16, 18 Library RD MSC 5431, Bethesda, MD20892-5431, USA. Tel: 301-402-1004, Fax: 301-402-1323. E-mail: shi@helix.nih.gov
      Dr. Yu Fang SHI, University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 661 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. Tel: 732-235-4501, Fax: 732-235-4505, E-mail: shiyu@umdnj.edu
CANADA:  Dr. Linda JZ PENN, Division of Cellular and Molecullar Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, 610 University Avenue, Room 9-628, Totronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada. Tel: (416)-946-2276, Fax: (416)-946-2065, E-mail: lpenn@uhnres.utoronto.ca
UK:  Dr. Weiming Xu, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, Cruciform building, Gower Street, London, WC1E6AU. Tel: 44 207 678 6209, Fax: 44 207 813 2846, E-mail: w.xu@ucl.ac.uk
     Dr. Xiaoning XU, MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. Tel: 44-1865-222403, Fax: 44-1865-222502, E-mail: xiaoning@worf.molbiol.ox.ac.uk

Manuscript style
The language used is English. Manuscript should be double-space typed using 12p New Times Roman with margins of approximately 2.5 cm all around and numbered. The text is organized as ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS And METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, REFERENCES and a RUNNING title.
^*Title page,   list the full title, the running title (up to 50 characters including spaces), names and affiliations of all authors. The full address, e-mail and Fax of corresponding author should be given as foot note at the button of the first page.
^*Acknowledgements,   including sponsor(s) along with the grant number(s) should be put after the text.
^*Abstract,  up to 250 words, and it should state concisely the scope of the work and major results obtained.
^*Key word,  3-5 key words should be given after the abstract.
^*Illustrations,   a complete set of photographs, figures, and tables on separate sheets should accompany each copy of manuscript with appropriate caption. Write the name of first author, number of the Figure or Table on the reverse side. No vertical lines should be used in Tables. Legends to tables or figures should be typed below. They should contain sufficient information to be intelligible without reference to the text. Two original photographs must be supplied in a form and condition showing good details that are suitable for reproduction. Photo copies are not accepted. The maximum size of a photograph is 18(w) by 23(h) cm for whole column and 8.5(w)cm by 23(h) cm for half column. Color plates can be reproduced at the authors' own expense.
^*Final revised manuscript   should be submitted to the Editorial Office together with an electronic copy of the paper. Write on the disc or CD the software package used, the name of the first author, and name of the Journal. Text processed by Microsoft Word are preferred. Illustrations must also be submitted in electronic format packaged over tools such as Excel for line drawings and Photoshop(300dpi in .JPG file) for pictures are preferred. If any matter you think could cause a problem, please advise us in advance.
References  cited in the text should be in order of their appearances and indicated by a number in square brackets. In the reference list complete titles and page numbers must be included in the citations as follows;
^*Journal
1 Sharma K, Shi YF. The yins and yangs of ceramide. Cell Research 1999; 9:1-10. List all authors when six or less, when seven or more, list only first three and add et al.
^*Chapter in a book
2 Hirsimaki P, Arstuka AU, Trump BF, Marzella L. Autophagocytosis. In: Trump BF, Arstuka AU. Eds. Pathobiology of cell membranes. Plenum Press: New York 1983:201-36.
Proof Reading
Galley proofs will be sent to contributors (the corresponding author) for correction of errors, but no major alteration of the text could be accepted. The corrected proofs should be returned promptly along with the reprint order if required.

For extra subscription of Journal and Reprints, please contact directly with Editorial Office at the add: Editorial Office of Cell Research, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China.
Tel/Fax: 0086-21-54920958 54920953/54920952            E-mail: cellres@sunm.shcnc.ac.cn