Bone Research is an open access, fully peer-reviewed journal publishing the foremost progress and novel understanding of all aspects of bone science. The journal highlights the breakthrough discoveries in basic and clinical aspects of bone biology, pathophysiology and regeneration, as well as other significant findings related to bone.

Covering all aspects of bone science including its subspecialties, Bone Research publishes original, high-quality, peer-reviewed papers including research articles, reviews, correspondence and comments. Submissions are favored regarding studies on the occurrence and development of bone and cartilage, bone metabolism, bone related diseases, bone regeneration and related biological materials.

Original research articles will be published under, but not limited to, the following headings:

    Morphogenesis of bone and cartilage; 
    Musculoskeletal diseases;
    Metabolic bone diseases;
    Bone regeneration and bone tissue engineering;
    Bone related biomaterials;
    Clinical studies.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Xue-dong Zhou  (Sichuan University, China)
FOUNDING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Xu Cao (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
EXECUTIVE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Thomas L. Clemens (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Yun-Feng Lin (Sichuan University, China)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF 
John P. Bilezikian (Columbia University, USA)
Lynda F. Bonewald (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA)
Regis J. O'Keefe (University of Rochester Medical Center, USA)
Ting-ting Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
Hai-yang Yu (Sichuan University, China)
Quan Yuan (Sichuan University, China)
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
John S. Adams (University of California in Los Angeles, USA)
Timothy R. Arnett (University College London, UK)
John P. Bilezikian (Columbia University, USA)
Lynda F. Bonewald (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA)
Xu Cao (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Yang Chai (University of Southern California, USA)
Wenhan Chang (University of California in San Francisco, USA)
Di Chen (Rush University, USA)
Qian-ming Chen (Sichuan University, China)
Wanjun Chen (National Institutes of Health, USA)
Yiping Chen (Tulane University, USA)
Thomas L. Clemens (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Charles R. Farber (University of Virginia, USA)
Mingye Feng (Stanford University, USA)
Xu Feng (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Mathieu Ferron (Université de Montréal, Canada)
X. Edward Guo (Columbia University, USA)
Warren Grayson (Johns Hopkins University)
Xin-quan Jiang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
Yan Jin (Fourth Military Medical University, China)
Aaron W. James (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Lynne Jones (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Gerard Karsenty (Columbia University, USA)
Hong-Hee Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
Stavroula Kousteni (Columbia University, USA)
Scott Kominsky (Johns Hopkins University)
Paul H. Krebsbach (University of Michigan, USA)
Yi-Ping Li (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Er-yuan Liao(Central South University, China)
Yun-feng Lin (Sichuan University, China)
Fanxin Long (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
Xiang-hang Luo (Central South University, China)
Jeremy J. Mao (Columbia University, USA)
Laurie K. McCauley (University of Michigan, USA)
Salvatore Minisola (Rome University, Italy)
Subburaman Mohan (Loma Linda University, USA)
Masaki Noda (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
Regis J. O'Keefe (University of Rochester Medical Center, USA)
Fu-xing Pei (Sichuan University, China)
Guo-xian Pei (Xijing Hospital, China)
Ryan Riddle (Johns Hopkins University)
Vicki Rosen (Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA)
Songtao Shi (University of Southern California, USA)
Alastair J. Sloan (Cardiff University, UK)
Hiroshi Takayanagi (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Sakae Tanaka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Ting-ting Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
Wei Tian (Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, China)
Wei-dong Tian (Sichuan University, China)
Mei Wan (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Cunyu Wang (University of California in Los Angeles, USA)
Mei-qing Wang (Fourth Military Medical University, China)
Yan Wang (Medical School of Chinese PLA, China)
Zhengyan Wang (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
Bart O. Williams (Van Andel Research Institute, USA)
Neale Weizmann (Emory University School of Medicine, USA)
Huakun (Hockin) Xu (University of Maryland in Baltimore, USA)
Shi Du Yan (Columbia University, USA)
Qin Yang (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
Yingzi Yang (National Institutes of Health, USA)
Ling Ye (Sichuan University, China)
Hai-yang Yu (Sichuan University, China)
Zhi-he Zhao (Sichuan University, China)
Li-wei Zheng (Sichuan University, China)
Hong Zhou (University of Sydney, Australia)
Xue-dong Zhou (Sichuan University, China)