Cellular & Molecular Intelligence (CMI) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research at the intersection of molecular biology, cellular systems, artificial intelligence, computational biology, systems science, drug discovery, and translational medicine.

The journal focuses on research that explores how cells, molecules, and biological networks sense, compute, adapt, and respond, and how these mechanisms can be translated into predictive, programmable, and precision approaches to human health and disease.

CMI publishes:

• Original research articles

• Review articles

• Short communications

• Case reports

• Methods and protocols

• Technical developments

• Letters to the editor

Authors submitting manuscripts to Cellular & Molecular Intelligence (CMI) must ensure that their work is original, unpublished, and not under consideration, in part or in full, either in print or electronic format, by another journal.

When authors submit an article, it is implied that the work has not been published previously except in the form of a preprint, an abstract, a published lecture, an academic thesis, or a registered report; the article is not under consideration elsewhere; the article’s publication is approved by all authors and by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out; and, if accepted, the article will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

Authors should:

• Use a normal, plain font such as 12-point Times Roman with 1.5 line spacing

• Use italics for emphasis

• Use automatic page numbering

• Do not use field functions

• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar

• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables

• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations

• Save files in .docx or .doc format

Tables should be in editable Word format, separate or embedded in the text file, and figures should be submitted as high-resolution editable artwork, separate or embedded in the text file.

Manuscripts should be organized in the following sections:

• Title page

• Abstract

• Keywords

• Introduction

• Materials and Methods

• Results

• Discussion

• Conclusions

• Funding

• Acknowledgments

• References

• Figure legends

• Tables and figures

The title page should include:

• Article title, which should be concise, clear, and informative, without abbreviations, symbols, or formulas

• Full names of all authors, including given name(s) and family name(s), in the same order as entered in the submission system

• Institutional affiliations of all authors where the research was conducted, linked with lower-case superscript letters

• Department or institution name, full postal address, country name, and email address if available for each affiliation

• A clearly identified corresponding author with valid email and contact details

• Present or permanent address, if applicable, indicated as a footnote linked to the author’s name, while retaining the original institution as the main affiliation

Abstracts must be able to stand alone and should be 150–250 words.

The abstract should include:

• Background

• Methods

• Key results

• Conclusions

Authors should provide 4–6 keywords for indexing purposes.

Tables should be prepared in editable text format and must not be submitted as images.

Tables must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals according to the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Each table should be cited in the manuscript text in sequential numerical order.

Every table must include a clear, descriptive, and concise caption positioned above the table. Previously published material must be acknowledged at the end of the table caption.

Vertical lines, excessive formatting, or cell shading should be avoided. Tables should complement the text and figures rather than duplicate them.

All figures should be submitted as separate high-resolution files, in addition to being appropriately placed within the manuscript or at the end of the document.

Preferred formats are EPS or PDF for vector graphics and TIFF for halftone images. JPG and PNG are also acceptable if resolution requirements are met.

Minimum resolution requirements are:

• Photographs/halftone images: 300 dpi

• Combination figures: 500–600 dpi

• Line art: 1000–1200 dpi

Figures must be numbered consecutively, cited in the text in order, and multi-panel figures should be labeled with lowercase letters. Captions must be provided in the main manuscript file, not within the figure image.

Authors are encouraged to submit supplementary material to support and enhance the scientific content of their manuscripts.

Supplementary material may include extended datasets, additional figures and tables, high-resolution images, multimedia files, software, protocols, computational workflows, code, or other supporting information directly relevant to the study.

Supplementary files must be accurate, relevant, clearly cited in the manuscript, submitted with the initial manuscript, and accompanied by clear captions.

CMI supports open, transparent, and reproducible research practices and strongly encourages authors to share their research data wherever possible.

CMI requires a mandatory Data Availability Statement for original research articles. Where ethically and legally feasible, data underlying published results should be deposited in trusted public repositories that adhere to FAIR principles.

The Data Availability Statement should be placed before the reference list and must explain how the underlying data can be accessed, whether publicly available, available on request, or restricted, with reasons where applicable.

Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, or organizations that provided support or assistance during the research or manuscript preparation, including language editing, proofreading, technical assistance, data collection support, computational support, statistical support, or other non-author contributions.

Acknowledgements must appear in a separate section titled “Acknowledgements,” placed immediately before the reference list.

For all submissions, the corresponding author is required to provide a detailed Author Contributions statement using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy CRediT.

Common roles include:

• Conceptualization

• Data curation

• Formal analysis

• Funding acquisition

• Investigation

• Methodology

• Project administration

• Resources

• Software

• Supervision

• Validation

• Visualization

• Writing – original draft

• Writing – review and editing

Contributions should be described accurately and comprehensively to promote accountability, transparency, and appropriate recognition.

All references cited in the manuscript must be included in the reference list, and all entries in the reference list must be cited in the text.

CMI follows a numbered citation style, with references indicated by numbers in square brackets within the text and numbered consecutively in the order of first appearance.

Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations. Authors are strongly encouraged to include DOIs wherever available.

Authors who wish to include figures, tables, or text excerpts that have been previously published must obtain written permission from the original copyright holder(s) before submission.

Permission must explicitly allow use of the material in both print and online formats of CMI. Reused material must be properly acknowledged in the manuscript.

Authorship should be based on internationally accepted criteria such as those recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

All manuscripts must designate a corresponding author responsible for communication with the journal and for ensuring that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the manuscript.

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission are strongly discouraged and must be justified in writing and approved by all listed authors. Once a manuscript has been formally accepted, changes to authorship are generally not permitted.

Generative artificial intelligence tools, including large language models, cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for the content of a manuscript.

If such tools are used during manuscript preparation, their use must be clearly disclosed in the Methods, Acknowledgements, or another appropriate section.

Human authors remain fully responsible for verifying the accuracy, integrity, and originality of all content, including any portions generated or assisted by AI.

All authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships with individuals or organizations that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.

If authors have no competing interests, they should state:

“The authors declare that they have no competing interests.”

Authors must also disclose all sources of financial support and describe the role of the funding organization or sponsor in study design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript preparation, and the decision to submit for publication.

All research involving human participants, human data, animals, or animal-derived materials must adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Authors must include mandatory statements confirming ethics approval or exemption from an appropriate body such as an Institutional Review Board, Ethics Committee, or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, including the full name of the approving body, approval or reference number, and date where applicable.

Human studies must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. For animal studies, authors must confirm compliance with applicable national and international regulations, report ethics approval, and are encouraged to follow the ARRIVE guidelines.

CMI maintains a structured editorial evaluation process. Every manuscript undergoes an initial editorial assessment for scope relevance, novelty, ethical integrity, and general quality.

Qualifying manuscripts enter a single-blind peer review process and are evaluated by at least two independent experts.

Possible editorial decisions include:

• Accept

• Minor revision

• Major revision

• Reject

Authors invited to revise must provide a point-by-point response to reviewer comments. Final publication decisions rest solely with the editorial board.

Upon acceptance, authors will be required to complete a publishing agreement.

Authors retain full copyright ownership of their work. By choosing open-access publication, authors agree to publish their article under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY license, which permits redistribution, reuse and adaptation, and commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors and source.

CMI operates as a gold open-access journal, and all articles are made immediately and unrestrictedly accessible.

Currently, no article processing charges are required for publication.