''Science Signaling'' is a

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that is focused on cell signaling and regulation. It is published weekly by the

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(AAAS). The

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(Chief Scientific Editor) is Michael B. Yaffe (

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), and the journal is part of th
Science Family of Journals
of which Holden Thorp is the Editor-in-Chief.

Scope

The journal covers research on

cell signaling In biology, cell signaling (cell signalling in British English) or cell communication is the ability of a cell to receive, process, and transmit signals with its environment and with itself. Cell signaling is a fundamental property of all cellula ...

and the processes of cellular regulation. In addition, the journal covers signaling networks, synthetic biology,

systems biology Systems biology is the computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on complex interactions within biological systems, using a holistic ...

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, and computation and modeling of regulatory pathways. Besides full length articles, it also publishes reviews, perspectives, meeting reports, presentations (for a wider audience), protocols, book reviews, teaching resources, a glossary, and a Journal Club section.

History

The journal was established in 1999 as ''Science's STKE''. On January 8, 2008, it obtained its current name and volume numbering restarted at 1. As ''Science's STKE'', the journal's last issue was volume 2007, issue 417, on December 18, 2007.

Abstracting and indexing

''Science Signaling'' is abstracted and indexed by: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2016

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of 6.494.

References

External links

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