''The EMBO Journal'' is a semi-monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
focusing on full-length papers describing original research of general interest in
molecular biology
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and related areas.
The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Facundo D. Batista (
Harvard Medical School
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).
History
The journal was established in 1982
and was published by
Nature Publishing Group
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on behalf of the
European Molecular Biology Organization
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until the launch of EMBO Press in 2013.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 13.783.
See also
*''
EMBO Reports
''EMBO Reports'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research related to biology at a molecular level. It publishes primary research papers, reviews, and essays and opinion. It also features commentaries on the social impact of advances ...
''
*''
Molecular Systems Biology
''Molecular Systems Biology'' is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering systems biology at the molecular level (examples include: genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microbial systems, the integration of cell signaling and r ...
''
References
External links
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Molecular and cellular biology journals
Semi-monthly journals
Publications established in 1982
English-language journals
Delayed open access journals
European Molecular Biology Organization academic journals
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