干細胞歡迎原始的文章和簡明的評論，描述了干細胞的基本實驗室研究及其從實驗臺到患者護理的臨床特征和操作方面的翻譯。它還為年輕的調查人員提供了一個論壇，為新的研究方向提出挑釁的建議。該雜志涵蓋了干細胞的各個方面：造血干細胞生物學和生長因子的作用；血液和骨髓移植中的轉化研究；PBPC和臍血的體外擴增；干細胞可塑性；正常和惡性細胞中的信號轉導；白血病發生的分子機制；內皮造血。c細胞相互作用；基因表達和轉錄因子。

Stem Cells welcomes original articles and concise reviews describing basic laboratory investigations of stem cells and the translation of their clinical aspects of characterization and manipulation from the bench to patient care. It also provides a forum for young investigators to present provocative proposals for new research directions. The journal covers all aspects of stem cells: hematopoietic stem cell biology and the role of growth factors; translational research in blood and marrow transplantation; ex vivo expansion of PBPC and cord blood; stem cell plasticity; signal transduction in normal and malignant cells; molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis; endothelial-hematopoietic cell interaction; gene expression and transcription factors.