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Welcome to the Submission Site for the Journal of Sickle Cell Disease

Please note that all acceptance letters will be sent out on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.


You can begin your submission and save it as a draft - you do not need to complete your entire submission in one session.


Your submission is completed and ready for review once payment is made in the system. The fee to submit an abstract is $60.00. The fee to submit a manuscript is $200.00. These fees are non-refundable and non-transferable and incur a 3% processing fee. There is no fee to submit a grant to review for the Grant Writing Institute.


Submission & Notification Deadlines: 

Regular abstract and manuscript submissions for JSCD are due February 19, 2024.

Notifications go out March 11, 2024.

Late-breaking abstract and manuscript submissions for JSCD are due April 1, 2024.

Notifications go out April 22, 2024.


Accepted submissions are published on the first day of the symposium you are submitting for. For example, if the symposium is June 7-9, 2024, the Journal of Sickle Cell Disease publication date is June 7, 2024.


Note: All users must first click "Join Now" located below to begin the process of submitting an abstract. 
Once you have created your account and password, you will then be able to log in under "Returning Submitter" for any subsequent logins. 

Abstract and Manuscript Instructions and FAQ (PDF)

Log in to the Submission Site for JSCD

Questions? Organizer: Jill Alvarez -