JOURNAL STRUCTURE

The journal includes several sections such as "Original Research", "Cells Technologies News", "Reviews", "Discussion and Theoretical Background*", "Stem cells business", "Information", "History".

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

At work with articles the journal editors are guided by the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals", http://www.icmje.org, and also by statements of the "Editorial Policy Statements", http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/services/draft_approved.cfm

Submission: Contributions to any aspect the journal covers that meet the requirements are accepted for publication.
Manuscripts may be sent to:

197198 Kronversky pr., 71/46 liter A pom. 1H., Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Phone +7 (911) 299-87-20

in two copies and on diskette (3.5-inch), 1.5 line spaced with 3-cm left, 1-cm right and 2.5-cm top/bottom margins. Besides, manuscripts except the original research may be submitted by e-mail redaktor@celltranspl.ru. All pages except the title page should be numbered (at the upper center). Manuscripts could be returned shelved to the authors unless they satisfy the General Instructions requirements. Materials published elsewhere or being under consideration by another journals will be rejected.

Title page: The title page should include the names of all the authors, a short running title, affiliations (names of department[s]/ laboratory[ies] and institution[s] where the work was done), 5 to 10 key words. The name, the highest academic degrees of the institution head should be provided within the brackets. The original investigation reports must be proved by the head of the institution where the study is held.

Abstract: A 250-word abstract should be provided for all articles. [The editorial department will edit abstracts that are too long.] The abstracts should include the aims of investigation, general procedures (selection of objects to be studied or laboratory animals, methods of investigation or analysis), results (specific findings and their statistic significance), and conclusion. Abstract will be translated into Russian by the publisher's editorial department.

Text: The text should be a Word-processed A4 format document in the 14-th Times New Roman font without hyphens. All pages should be numbered in the upper center. Complex formulae and citations should be signed on the margins by authors. Materials and methods of the investigation should be described in details, with the proper names of reagents used, their producers and country. In case reports, patients' names, history identifications especially in pictures or photographs should be omitted. In case of people participation in the clinical research, provide the information if they signed the informed consent as well as is there is the approval of the ethic committee and that of the scientific board of the institution where this investigation was performed. Manuscripts that do not provide this information will be rejected.

In case of reports on experimental animals, indicate if the experiment was held according to the rules of keeping and handling experimental animals accepted in your institution, the national laws and the international regulations.

Last page: The last page should include the signatures of all the authors, their full names, the highest academic degrees and the corresponding author's complete mailing address, telephone/fax and e-mail.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrations should be provided in two copies, only one should include all the indications. The illustration number, authors' names, title of the article, its proper orientation (eg, "top" or "bottom" should be provided on the illustration paper back. The illustrations should be accurate and contrasting. The illustration legends should be provided on a separate sheet in two copies. Digital illustrations should be saved in Tiff format with the primary resolution of not less than 300 dpi. Indicate the staining method and a scaled segment for microphotographs and electron microphotographs. The part within the text where the picture must be inserted should be marked with a square containing its number on the margins.

REFERENCES

Citation in text: All references should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively using Arabic numbers in square brackets in accordance with the list given in the end of the article.

Reference list: Presentation of the references should be based on NLM formats in Index Medicus. The author-date system of citation is not acceptable. Titles of journals should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus. The list of Index Medicus - indexed journals could be obtained at NLM (http://www.nlm.nih.gov). All authors should be listed; if there are five authors and more, only the first three should be listed, followed by "et al.". Authors bear total responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of all references and for correct text citation.

Examples of style for references:
Journal article:
Vega K.J., Pina L, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation is associated with an increased risk for pan-creatobiliary disease. Ann. Intern. Med. 1996; 124(ll):980-3.
In case of consequent page numbers within the volume, the journal issue is not necessary:
Vega K.J., Pina L., Krevsky B. Heart transplantation is associated with an increased risk for pancreatobiliary disease. Ann. Intern. Med. 1996; 124: 980-3.
Organization as an author:
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Clinical exercise stress testing. Safety and performance guidelines. Med. J. Aust. 1996; 164:282-4. The author is not indicated:
Cancer in South Africa [editorial]. S. Afr. Med. J. 1994; 84:15.
Article in a supplement:
Shen H.M., Zhang Q.F. Risk assessment of nickel carcinogenicity and occupational lung cancer. Environ Health Perspect. 1994; 102 Suppl 1:275-82.
Volume divided into parts:
Ozben Т., Nacitarhan S., Tuncer N. Plasma and urine sialic acid in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Ann. Clin. Biochem. 1995; 32(Pt 3):303-6.
Journal without volumes:
Turan L., Wredmark Т., Fellander-Tsai L. Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin. Orthop. 1995; (320): 110-4.
Person as an author:
Ringsven M.K., Bond D. Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.
Editors, compilers as authors:
Norman I.J., Redfern S.J., editors. Mental health care for elderly people. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1996.
Organization as an author and publisher:
Institute of Medicine (US). Looking at the future of the Medicaid program. Washington: The Institute; 1992.
Chapter in a book:
Phillips S.J., Whisnant J.P. Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh J.H., Brenner B.M., editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-78.
Materials of a conference:
Kimura J., Shibasaki H., editors. Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology; 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1996.
Presentation at a conference:
Bengtsson S., Solheim B.G. Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical informatics. In: Lun K.C., Degoulet P., Piemme Т.Е., Rienhoff O., editors. MEDINFO 92. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics; 1992 Sep 6-10; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1992. p. 1561-5.
Scientific/ technical report:
Smith P., Golladay К. Payment for durable medical equipment billed during skilled nursing facility stays. Final report. Dallas (TX): Dept. of Health and Human Services (US), Office of Evaluation and Inspections; 1994 Oct. Report No.: HHSI-GOEI69200860.
Dissertation:
Kaplan S.J. Post-hospital home health care: the elderly's access and utilization [dissertation]. St. Louis (MO): Washington Univ.; 1995.
Patent:
Larsen C.E., Trip R., Johnson C.R., inventors; No-voste Corporation, assignee. Methods for procedures related to the electrophysiology of the heart. US patent 5,529,067. 1995 Jun 25.
Code of Federal Rules:
Informed Consent, 42 C.F.R. Sect. 441.257 (1995).
Dictionaries and similar editions:
Stedman's medical dictionary. 26th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1995. Apraxia; p. 119-20. Classical literature:
The Winter's Tale: act 5, scene 1, lines 13-16. The complete works of William Shakespeare. London: Rex; 1973.
Unpublished material/ In press material
Leshner A.I. Molecular mechanisms of cocaine addiction. N Engl J Med. In press 1996.
Web-based material:
Poddubny I.V., Vasiliev A.V., Faizullin A.K. et al. Tissue engineering reconstruction of urethra in children suffering severe hyposplodias: experimental and clinical findings.
http://celltranspl.ru/journal/experim/?MESSAGES[1]=SHOW_PUBLICATION&PUBLICATION_ID=806.

SPECIFIC FORMATS

Review articles: not more than 30 pages of typewritten text
Original research: not more than 15 pages of typewritten text
Historical material: nor more than 15 pages of typewritten text

EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT AND PROCESSING

The editorial department reserves the right to consult the authors about refinement, modifying or shortening manuscripts. All contributions to the journal could be peer reviewed by members of the Editorial Board or submitted to expert consultants at the discretion of the editorial department. Accepted materials are published free of charge. Manuscripts and facsimile copies are not returned to the authors. Having been published in "Cell Transplantology and Tissue Engineering" materials may be published at http://www.celltranspl.ru.