''The Journal of Biochemistry'' is a

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that covers research on

biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

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, and

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. It was established in 1922 and is published by

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on behalf of the

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. The

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is Kohei Miyazono (

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.387.

Article types

''The Journal of Biochemistry'' publishes Regular Papers (original scientific work), Rapid Communications (complete, yet brief, accounts of work), and Reviews (short reviews solicited by the

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References

External links

* {{Official website, http://jb.oxfordjournals.org/
Japanese Biochemical Society
Publications established in 1922 Biochemistry journals English-language journals Monthly journals Oxford University Press academic journals