Journal of Molecular Biology

Journal of Molecular Biology
DisciplineMolecular biology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byPeter Wright
Publication details
History1959–present
Publisher
FrequencyBiweekly
Hybrid
4.7 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Mol. Biol.
Indexing
CODENJMOBAK
ISSN0022-2836 (print)
1089-8638 (web)
LCCN61019997
OCLC no.1782923
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The Journal of Molecular Biology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of molecular biology. It was established in 1959[1] and is published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Peter Wright (The Scripps Research Institute).

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.7.[8]

Notable articles

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Some of the most highly cited articles that have appeared in the journal are:

  • Monod, J.; Wyman, J.; Changeux, J.-P. (1965). "On the Nature of Allosteric Transitions: A Plausible Model". Journal of Molecular Biology. 12: 88–118. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(65)80285-6. PMID 14343300., in which Jacques Monod, Jeffries Wyman, and Jean-Pierre Changeux presented the MWC model, that explained the cooperativity exhibited by allosteric proteins, such as hemoglobin.
  • Southern, E. M. (1975). "Detection of specific sequences among DNA fragments separated by gel electrophoresis". Journal of Molecular Biology. 98 (3): 503–517. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(75)80083-0. PMID 1195397., in which Edwin Southern presented the first description of nucleic acid blotting, a technique that revolutionized the field of molecular biology.
  • Smith, T.; Waterman, M.S. (1981). "Identification of common molecular subsequences". Journal of Molecular Biology. 147 (1): 195–197. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.63.2897. doi:10.1016/0022-2836(81)90087-5. PMID 7265238., in which the Smith–Waterman algorithm for determining the degree of homology of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences was first described.
  • Altschul, Stephen; Gish, Warren; Miller, Webb; Myers, Eugene; Lipman, David (1990). "Basic local alignment search tool". Journal of Molecular Biology. 215 (3): 403–410. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(05)80360-2. PMID 2231712., in which the nucleic acid and protein homology search algorithm known as BLAST was originally described.

References

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  1. ^ Pnina G. Abir-Am (1992). The Politics of Macromolecules: Molecular Biologists, Biochemists, and Rhetoric. Osiris 7: 164–191 JSTOR 301771
  2. ^ "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  3. ^ a b c "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  4. ^ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  5. ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  6. ^ "Journal of Molecular Biology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  7. ^ "Source details: Journal of Molecular Biology". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  8. ^ "Journal of Molecular Biology". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2024 – via Web of Science.
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