The ''Biophysical Journal'' is a biweekly

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published by

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on behalf of the

Biophysical Society The Biophysical Society is an international scientific society whose purpose is to lead the development and dissemination of knowledge in biophysics. Founded in 1958, the Society currently consists of over 7,500 members in academia, government, an ...

. The journal was established in 1960 and covers all aspects of

biophysics Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations. ...

. The journal occasionally publishes special issues devoted to specific topics. In addition, a supplemental "abstracts issue" is published, containing abstracts of presentations at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting. The

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is Jane Dyson.

History

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:

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* Cell Press academic journals Publications established in 1960 Biophysics journals Biweekly journals English-language journals Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies {{biophysics-journal-stub