Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports is an open access journal in biochemistry and biophysics, published by Elsevier.《Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports》是一份生物化学与生物物理学领域的开放获取期刊，由爱思唯尔出版。

It was launched in 2015 as an online only title, and it set out to publish sound work whether or not the result was surprising.该刊于 2015 年作为在线刊物创办，意在刊载可靠的工作，无论其结果是否出人意料。

In the 2025 edition of the journal citation report it holds an impact factor of 3.3, and it stands in the third quartile of biochemistry and molecular biology.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 3.3，在生物化学与分子生物学类目列第三区。

Scope

• The journal takes biochemistry and biophysics as its twin subjects, and it carries work across the two.该刊以生物化学与生物物理学为双主题，刊载横跨二者的工作。

• Molecular and cell biology are treated as related areas, and the journal admits work that sits at the border with either.分子生物学与细胞生物学作为相关领域得到处理，该刊收载处于二者交界处的工作。

• Protein structure and function are named, and the journal carries work on how a chain is built and what it does.蛋白质结构与功能被点名，该刊刊载链如何构成、司何职能的工作。

• Enzyme catalysis is treated, and the journal admits work on how a reaction is sped up and by what means.酶催化得到处理，该刊收载反应如何被加速、借何手段的工作。

• Nucleic acid structure and function are named, and the journal carries work on how a strand is folded and read.核酸结构与功能被点名，该刊刊载链如何折叠与被读取的工作。

• Membrane proteins and signal transduction are treated, and the journal takes work on how a cell hears a cue.膜蛋白与信号转导得到处理，该刊收载细胞如何听见某一信号的工作。

• Cell cycle regulation is part of the remit, and the journal admits work on how a cell decides to divide.细胞周期调控属于收稿范围，该刊收载细胞如何决定分裂的工作。

• Gene expression regulation is named, and the journal carries work on how a gene is turned up or held back.基因表达调控被点名，该刊刊载基因如何被开启或抑制的工作。

• Protein interactions are treated, and the journal takes work on how two molecules recognise one another.蛋白质相互作用得到处理，该刊收载两个分子如何彼此识别的工作。

• Protein and nucleic acid interaction is named, and the journal admits work on how a protein reads a strand.蛋白质与核酸的相互作用被点名，该刊收载蛋白如何读取核酸链的工作。

• Analytical and structural methods are part of the remit, and the journal carries work on how a structure is solved.分析与结构方法属于收稿范围，该刊刊载结构如何被解析的工作。

• Sound work is taken whether or not it is novel, and the journal states that its main test is scientific and technical soundness.可靠的工作无论新颖与否均予收载，该刊称其主要标准是科学上与技术上的可靠。

• Results that do not support a hypothesis are admitted, and the journal asks that such a result be published rather than shelved.不支持假说的结果受到收载，该刊要求此类结果被发表而非束之高阁。

• Small scale and descriptive studies are welcomed when they add to knowledge, and the journal does not insist that every paper be a breakthrough.小型与描述性研究在有所增益时受到欢迎，该刊不要求每篇论文都是突破。

• Replication and negative findings are treated as part of the record, and the journal carries them alongside positive results.重复实验与阴性发现被视为记录的一部分，该刊将它们与阳性结果并列刊载。

• Data and methods are shared, and the journal asks that the material behind a claim be made reachable.数据与方法得到共享，该刊要求论断背后的材料可供获取。

History

• The journal was launched in 2015 by Elsevier, and its first articles appeared in that year.该刊于 2015 年由爱思唯尔创办，其首批论文于当年出现。

• It was issued as an online only title from the start, so that a paper appears as soon as it is accepted.该刊自始即作为在线刊物发行，因而论文一经录用即行出现。

• Only one number is in use for the title, and the journal is published online rather than in print.该刊只使用一个刊号，以在线而非印刷形式出版。

• A volume is no longer tied to a single year, and the journal gathers several volumes into each year.卷不再系于单一年份，该刊每年把数卷汇入一年。

• Its editor opened the title with a statement of purpose, and he wrote again a few years later to widen what the journal would take.其主编以一篇宗旨陈述为该刊开篇，数年后再次撰文，放宽该刊所收工作的范围。

• The aims were revised to admit work that does not confirm a hypothesis, and the journal argued that such results belong in the record.宗旨经修订以收载未证实假说的工作，该刊主张此类结果理应进入记录。

• Access was open from the start, and every article is free to read from the moment it appears.该刊自始即开放获取，每篇文章自出现那一刻起即可免费阅读。

• A publication charge applies to an accepted paper, and the journal points to the publisher's policy and to its waiver scheme.被录用的论文须缴纳出版费用，该刊指明出版方的政策与减免方案。

• Authors keep the copyright of their work, and every article is released under a licence that allows reuse with attribution.作者保留其作品的著作权，每篇文章以允许署名再用的许可发布。

• The impact figure has risen in recent editions, standing at 2.3 for 2023 and reaching 3.3 in the 2025 edition.影响因子在近期各版中上升，2023 年为 2.3，2025 年版为 3.3。

• The journal is indexed in the emerging sources citation index, and it is carried in Scopus and in the directory of open access journals.该刊被新兴资源引文索引收录，并被 Scopus 与开放获取期刊目录收录。

• Its papers are deposited in PubMed and in a public archive, where they are free to read and are preserved.其论文存放在 PubMed 与一所公共档案之中，在其中免费阅读并受保存。

• Topical collections are assembled from time to time, and the journal gathers papers on such subjects as a class of enzyme.该刊不时编成专题合集，汇集诸如某一类酶一类题目的论文。

Editors

• Hans van Leeuwen of the Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands is editor-in-chief, and he has led the title since its launch.荷兰伊拉斯姆斯大学医学中心的（Hans van Leeuwen）担任主编，自该刊创办起便主持。

• He opened the journal with a statement of its aim, and he has written on the value of publishing work that does not confirm a hypothesis.他以一篇宗旨陈述为该刊开篇，并曾就发表未证实假说之作的价值撰文。

• His own field reaches across biochemistry and molecular cell biology, and he holds a chair in the medical faculty.其本人领域横跨生物化学与分子细胞生物学，并拥有医学院的教授席。

• A body of editors and an editorial board are drawn from many countries, and the journal names members from Europe, Asia and the Americas.一组编辑与一个编委会从许多国家遴请，该刊列出欧洲、亚洲与美洲的成员。

• The journal sets out the classes of manuscript it takes, along with the length and structure each of them should follow.该刊列明所收稿件的类别，以及各类别应遵循的篇幅与结构。

• Each paper is sent to independent referees, and the review is anonymous on the side of the reviewer.每篇论文送交独立审稿人，评审在审稿人一侧为匿名。

• The journal states that its main criterion is technical soundness, and it does not weigh a paper by how novel its result is.该刊称其主要标准是技术上的可靠，不以结果的新颖程度来权衡论文。

• Authors must declare any competing interest, and the journal states its ethical requirements in full.作者必须声明任何利益冲突，该刊完整说明其伦理要求。

• Work that involves human or animal subjects is held to the usual standards, and the journal asks that approval be recorded.涉及人或动物的研究须达到惯常标准，该刊要求记录批准情况。

• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's system, and an enquiry may be made before a paper is written.稿件通过出版方的系统投递，在动笔之前可先行询问。

• Data sharing is encouraged, and the journal points to the publisher's policy that governs it.该刊鼓励数据共享，并指明出版方约束此事的政策。

• The journal is read by biochemists and by biophysicists, by molecular biologists and by cell biologists, and it writes for all of them.该刊的读者既有生物化学家与生物物理学家，也有分子生物学家与细胞生物学家，它为这几类人写作。

• Work that a bench scientist would want repeated is given room, and the journal asks that the conditions be stated in full.实验科学家希望被重复的工作有篇幅可用，该刊要求完整写明条件。

• Studies that fail to reproduce a prior result are taken, since a gap in the record is worth filling.未能复现既往结果的研究也在收载之列，因为记录中的空白值得填补。

• A report of a method that works but surprises no one is admitted, and the journal treats such a report as useful to the field.对一种奏效却不出人意料的报告的收载予以接受，该刊把此类报告视为对领域有益。

• The journal keeps its reviews distinct from its original reports, and a reader can tell from the rubric which is which.该刊把综述与原始报告区分开来，读者可从栏目看出何者为何者。

• Where a claim rests on a measurement, the journal asks that the instrument and the calibration be described, so that another laboratory can repeat it.论断若依赖某项测定，该刊要求描述仪器与校准，使另一实验室可以重复。

• The journal follows the publisher's policy on research integrity, and it records corrections and withdrawals where they arise.该刊遵循出版方的研究诚信政策，出现更正与撤稿时予以记录。

• Work that joins a structural finding to a functional one is favoured, and the journal asks what the joining shows.把结构发现与功能发现相连的工作更受青睐，该刊追问这一连接说明了什么。