The ''Journal of Theoretical Biology'' is a biweekly

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covering theoretical biology, as well as

mathematical Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

, computational, and

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aspects of

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditar ...

. Some research areas covered by the journal include

cell biology Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living a ...

evolutionary biology Evolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes (natural selection, common descent, speciation) that produced the diversity of life on Earth. It is also defined as the study of the history of life fo ...

population genetics Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and between populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology. Studies in this branch of biology examine such phenomena as adaptation, speciation, and pop ...

morphogenesis Morphogenesis (from the Greek ''morphê'' shape and ''genesis'' creation, literally "the generation of form") is the biological process that causes a cell, tissue or organism to develop its shape. It is one of three fundamental aspects of deve ...

, and

immunology Immunology is a branch of medicineImmunology for Medical Students, Roderick Nairn, Matthew Helbert, Mosby, 2007 and biology that covers the medical study of immune systems in humans, animals, plants and sapient species. In such we can see ther ...

. The journal was established in 1961. Its founding

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was English biologist

James F. Danielli James Frederic Danielli FRS (1911–1984) was an English biologist. He was famous for research on the structure and the permeability of cell membranes, developing a physical-chemical model in collaboration with the physiologist Hugh Davson ...

, who remained editor until his death in 1984. The journal is published by

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and, , the editors-in-chief are Denise Kirschner ( University of Michigan Medical School), Mark Chaplain ( University of St. Andrews), and Akira Sawaki (Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya). Lewis Wolpert served as editor-in-chief for more than 55 years. According to the ''

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'' the journal has a 2020

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of 2.691.

Notable articles

The following are the most highly cited articles (more than 2000 citations at April 2021) that have been published in the journal: * A classic paper dealing with inclusive fitness. * Presentation of the handicap principle. * Information content of collections of biological species. * Forerunner of Kauffman's autocatalytic sets. * An antithesis to the view that gregarious behaviour is evolved through benefits to the population or species. * The French flag model of

embryogenesis An embryo is an initial stage of development of a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm ...

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-theoretical-biology/ Mathematical and theoretical biology journals Elsevier academic journals Publications established in 1961 Biweekly journals English-language journals