Essays in Biochemistry

Essays in Biochemistry is a review journal published by Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society, founded in 1965 and built around themed collections of short reviews across the molecular biosciences, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.7.《生物化学论集》（Essays in Biochemistry）由（Portland Press）代表（Biochemical Society）出版，1965 年创刊，以分子生物科学各领域的专题短评集为基本形态，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.7。

Scope

• Each issue is a themed collection commissioned around a timely subject and guest edited by a leading figure in that area.每期围绕一个具时效性的主题组稿，由该领域领军学者担任客座编辑。
• Articles are short reviews written to be intelligible to readers who are not yet immersed in the subject.文章为短篇综述，行文以尚未深入该主题的读者也能读懂为准。
• Every article is a self-contained summary of the topic, closing with take-home summary points.每篇文章都是该主题自成体系的概述，并以要点总结收尾。
• The journal positions itself between the latest research literature and established textbooks.本刊把自身定位在最新研究文献与成熟教科书之间。
• Coverage runs across the molecular biosciences, from chemical biology and epigenetics to plant biology, microbiology and neurobiology.覆盖范围横贯分子生物科学，自化学生物学、表观遗传学延伸至植物生物学、微生物学与神经生物学。
• Understanding Biochemistry, an annual primer series for post-16 students, teachers and undergraduates, appears each October.《理解生物化学》是面向高中后期学生、教师与本科生的年度入门系列，每年十月出版。

History

• The first volume appeared in 1965 under the editorship of P. N. Campbell and G. D. Greville.第 1 卷于 1965 年问世，由（P. N. Campbell）与（G. D. Greville）主编。
• It was published for the Biochemical Society by Academic Press in its early decades before passing to Portland Press, the Society's own imprint.最初数十年由（Academic Press）代表（Biochemical Society）出版，其后转由学会自有出版机构（Portland Press）承担。
• For much of its life the title was an annual volume, whereas six issues now appear each year, volume 70 running through 2026.本刊长期按年卷出版，现每年六期，2026 年为第 70 卷。
• Content published in 2025 is open access with no author-facing fees, a shift from the subscription and hybrid model of earlier volumes.2025 年发表的内容为开放获取且不向作者收费，与早前各卷的订阅及混合模式不同。
• The Journal Impact Factor was 8.0 in 2021 and 7.258 in 2022 before settling at 5.7 in both 2024 and 2025.期刊影响因子 2021 年为 8.0，2022 年为 7.258，2024 与 2025 年均为 5.7。
• Primary research is not published, and the journal carries reviews only, which keeps its issue count and article length deliberately modest.本刊不发表原始研究，只刊综述，刊期数量与文章篇幅因此刻意保持精简。

Editors

• David Carling, professor at Imperial College London, is editor-in-chief and leads the board.（Imperial College London）教授（David Carling）任主编并主持编委会。
• The board is composed of experts drawn from across the molecular life sciences rather than from a single subdiscipline.编委会由横跨分子生命科学的专家组成，而非集中于单一分支学科。
• Guest editors, chosen per theme, take charge of commissioning and of the scientific balance of each issue.每期按主题选聘客座编辑，负责组稿与该期的学术平衡。
• Proposals for themed issues are invited from the community and assessed by the editor and board.专题选题面向学界公开征集，由主编与编委会评估。
• Portland Press is the not-for-profit publishing arm of the Biochemical Society, which owns the title and frames its open-science policy.（Portland Press）是（Biochemical Society）的非营利出版机构，学会拥有本刊并制定其开放科学政策。
• Authors are expected to write for a readership moving into a new area, so accessibility is weighed alongside authority in review.作者须面向正在进入新领域的读者写作，故评审时可读性与权威性并重。