We only accept manuscript submission via our online manuscript submission system. Before submission, authors are encouraged to consult our Guide to authors which provides details on manuscript preparation. If you have not already done so, please register as an author in our online manuscript system. You will be able to monitor the status of your manuscript online throughout the editorial process. In any case, if you cannot submit online please contact the Editorial Office(editorial_office@apjbg.com).

A cover letter from the corresponding author must accompany the manuscript and should briefly describe what is known in the field, the conceptual advances provided by and the significance of the reported findings. The authors are encouraged to suggest appropriate reviewers and are permitted to make a request for exclusion of up to three reviewers. Cover letter should state that the submitted material is original research, has not been previously published, and has not been submitted elsewhere while under review by Blood and Genomics. The cover letter is confidential and will not be sent to the reviewers. The cover letter should contain the names of all the authors and their complete mailing addresses and identify the correspondence author. 

Once a manuscript has been submitted, the corresponding author will receive an e-mail indicating the submission number. Please mention this number in all future correspondence regarding this submission.