BMC Systems Biology

BMC Systems Biology is an open access journal published by BioMed Central that ran from 2007 to 2019, the first open access journal spanning systems biology from molecules to ecosystems（BMC Systems Biology）是由（BioMed Central）出版的开放获取期刊，2007 至 2019 年发行，是首个从分子到生态系统覆盖系统生物学的开放获取期刊。

Scope

• Systems-level analysis of biology, from molecules up to ecosystems从分子到生态系统的生物学系统层面分析。
• Empirical systems biology, using experiments and data to understand the structure and function of biological systems经验系统生物学，以实验与数据认识生物系统的结构与功能。
• Mathematical modelling, network analysis and software for biological systems生物系统的数学建模、网络分析与软件。
• Metabolic, regulatory and signalling networks代谢、调控与信号网络。
• All sound research in systems biology, published on an open access basis系统生物学中所有严谨的研究，以开放获取方式发表。

History

• Launched in 2007 by BioMed Central, with the first articles appearing in September 20072007 年由（BioMed Central）创办，首批文章于 2007 年 9 月发表。^[1]
• It was the first open access journal spanning the field of systems biology from molecules up to ecosystems它是首个从分子到生态系统覆盖系统生物学领域的开放获取期刊。
• Publication ceased with volume 19 in 20192019 年第 19 卷出版后停刊。
• The journal is now closed, its archive remains fully searchable, and authors are directed to BMC Bioinformatics该刊已停刊，其存档仍可全文检索，投稿现转往（BMC Bioinformatics）。

Editors

• The launch editorial was written by Matt J. Hodgkinson and Penelope A. Webb of BioMed Central创刊社论由（BioMed Central）的 Matt J. Hodgkinson 与 Penelope A. Webb 撰写。
• An international editorial board included Douglas Lauffenburger, Ron Shamir and Ernst Gilles国际编委会成员包括 Douglas Lauffenburger、Ron Shamir 与 Ernst Gilles。
• The journal organised subject sections such as empirical systems biology, edited by Matteo Pellegrini该刊设有主题分栏，例如由 Matteo Pellegrini 主持的经验系统生物学分栏。
• Submissions were peer reviewed under the BMC series' open review policy, with an average time to review of about nine months稿件按（BMC）系列的公开评审政策实行同行评审，平均评审周期约九个月。