''The FEBS Journal'' is a biweekly

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published by

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on behalf of the

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. It covers research on all aspects of

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, and the molecular bases of disease. The

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is Seamus Martin (

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), who took over from

Richard Perham Richard Nelson Perham, FRS, FMedSci, FRSA (27 April 1937 – 14 February 2015), was Professor of biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, and Master of St John's College, Cambridge 2004–07. He was also editor-in-chief of ''FEBS Journal'' ...

(

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) in 2014. Content is available for free 1 year after publication, except review content, which is available immediately. The journal also publishes special and virtual issues focusing on a specific theme. Since 2021, the journal has given an annual award, "The FEBS Journal Richard Perham Prize", for an outstanding research paper published in the journal. The winners receive a €5,000 cash prize (to be divided equally between the first and last authors) and the senior author of the study is invited to give a talk at the FEBS Annual Congress. The journal also gives more frequent poster prize awards to early-career scientists presenting at conferences.

History

The journal was established in 1906 by

Carl Neuberg Carl Alexander Neuberg (29 July 1877 – 30 May 1956) was an early pioneer in biochemistry, and he is often referred to as the "father of modern biochemistry". His notable contribution to science includes the discovery of the carboxylase and the ...

, who also served as the first editor-in-chief. Its original name was ''Biochemische Zeitschrift''. It was renamed to the ''European Journal of Biochemistry'' in 1967, with Claude Liébecq as editor-in-chief, succeeded by

, during whose tenure the name became the ''FEBS Journal'', in 2005.

Notable papers

During the early years the ''Biochemisches Zeitschrift'' published numerous papers important in the history of biochemistry, including that of Michaelis and Menten. The two name changes make it difficult to compare all the most notable papers published in the journal, but some are the following:

''Biochemische Zeitschrift''

* (3667 citations) * (2188 citations) * (1237 citations)

''European Journal of Biochemistry''

* (9207 citations) * (4971 citations) * (4925 citations)

''FEBS Journal''

* (964 citations) * (807 citations) * (758 citations)

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2019

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of 4.392.

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