Molecular BioSystems is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 published monthly by the Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry

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. It publishes original research and review articles that have a particular focus on the interface between chemistry

Chemistry

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, the -omic sciences, and systems biology

Systems biology

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. The editor-in-chief is Harp Minhas.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in MEDLINE

MEDLINE

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 and the Science Citation Index

Science Citation Index

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2009 impact factor

Impact factor

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 is 3.859, ranking it 81st out of 283 journals in the category ""Biochemistry & Molecular Biology".

Scope

The journal covers the following fields: chemical

Chemical biology

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 and systems biology

Systems biology

Systems biology is a term used to describe a number of trends in bioscience research, and a movement which draws on those trends. Proponents describe systems biology as a biology-based inter-disciplinary study field that focuses on complex interactions in biological systems, claiming that it uses...

, proteomics

Proteomics

Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, as they are the main components of the physiological metabolic pathways of cells. The term "proteomics" was first coined in 1997 to make an analogy with...

 and genomics

Genomics

Genomics is a discipline in genetics concerning the study of the genomes of organisms. The field includes intensive efforts to determine the entire DNA sequence of organisms and fine-scale genetic mapping efforts. The field also includes studies of intragenomic phenomena such as heterosis,...

, cell biology

Cell biology

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, and metabolism

Metabolism

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.

Article types

Molecular BioSystems publishes a number of different article types: "Communications" (material for rapid publication), "Papers" (original primary research), "Methods" (papers on useful new methods), "Reviews" (reviews of a topical area of research), and "Opinions" (personal viewpoints on a topic of current interest).

See also

• Chemical Communications
  Chemical Communications
  Chemical Communications, known as ChemComm, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry . It contains communications of significant work from across the chemical sciences. It also includes feature articles...
  
  
• Integrative Biology
• Lab on a Chip
  Lab on a Chip (journal)
  Lab on a Chip is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes original research and review articles on any aspect of miniaturisation at the micro and nano scale. Lab on a Chip is published monthly by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the editor-in-chief is Harp Minhas...
  
  
• List of chemistry journals
• Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
  Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
  Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original primary research and review articles. It is published every two weeks by the Royal Society of Chemistry . Like all RSC journals, OBC is widely recognised for its overall quality and its speed of publication...
  
  
• The Analyst
  The Analyst (chemistry journal)
  Analyst is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original research and review articles on any aspect of analytical, bioanalytical and detection science. It is published biweekly by the Royal Society of Chemistry...