Journal of Molecular Biology

The Journal of Molecular Biology is a peer-reviewed molecular biology journal published by Elsevier, founded in 1959 by Sir John Kendrew, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.7（Journal of Molecular Biology）是由（Elsevier）出版的同行评审分子生物学期刊，1959 年由 Sir John Kendrew 创办，2025 年影响因子为 4.7。

Scope

• The journal provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of molecular biology and publishes research that offers mechanistic and functional insight该刊全面覆盖分子生物学各领域，发表能提供机制与功能洞见的研究。
• It encourages multidisciplinary studies that combine complementary experimental and computational approaches鼓励结合互补的实验与计算方法的多学科研究。
• Research areas include gene expression, DNA replication and repair, RNA processing, structural biology, synthetic biology, proteomics and the molecular basis of disease研究领域包括基因表达、DNA 复制与修复、RNA 加工、结构生物学、合成生物学、蛋白质组学与疾病的分子基础。
• Article types include research Articles and Communications, Methods Notes, Databases and Web Servers, Brevia, Perspectives and Reviews文章类型包括研究论文与通讯、方法笔记、数据库与网络服务、简讯、展望与综述。
• As a rule, papers that fall outside the defined areas are not published依惯例，超出既定领域的论文不予发表。

History

• It was founded in 1959 by Sir John Kendrew and was the first journal devoted to the emerging discipline of molecular biology该刊 1959 年由 Sir John Kendrew 创办，是首个专注新兴分子生物学学科的期刊。
• Its early volumes carried landmark papers that helped build the foundations of structural biology and molecular genetics早期各卷刊登了大量奠基性论文，为结构生物学与分子遗传学奠定了基础。
• It is published by Elsevier, publication is free to authors with no page or colour charges, and an open access option is available该刊由（Elsevier）出版，对作者免收版面费与彩图费，并提供开放获取选项。
• It supports an anti-scooping policy and a fast-track option for time-sensitive research, and had a 2025 impact factor of 4.7该刊实行反抢先发表政策，并为时效性研究提供快速通道，2025 年影响因子为 4.7。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Peter Wright of Scripps Research in La Jolla, California现任主编为（La Jolla）的（Scripps Research）的 Peter Wright。
• All editorial decisions are made by active scientists, and manuscripts are first screened by the editorial board before being sent for outside review所有编辑决定由在职科学家作出，稿件先经编委会初筛，再送外部评审。
• Editors normally seek advice from two or more expert referees on scientific content, biological significance and clarity编辑通常就科学内容、生物学意义与表达清晰度征求两名或以上专家评审意见。
• Authors may suggest a handling editor in their cover letter, though the journal reserves the right to reallocate manuscripts作者可在投稿信中建议责任编辑，但该刊保留重新分配稿件的权利。