Journal of Molecular Biology explained
| Journal of Molecular Biology |
| Cover: | Journal of Molecular Biology.gif |
| Editor: | Peter Wright |
| Discipline: | Molecular biology |
| Abbreviation: | J. Mol. Biol. |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Frequency: | Biweekly |
| History: | 1959–present |
| Openaccess: | Hybrid |
| Impact: | 4.7 |
| Impact-Year: | 2023 |
| Website: | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jmb |
| Link2: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00222836 |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
| Oclc: | 1782923 |
| Lccn: | 61019997 |
| Coden: | JMOBAK |
| Issn: | 0022-2836 |
| Eissn: | 1089-8638 |
The Journal of Molecular Biology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of molecular biology. It was established in 1959 and is published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Peter Wright (The Scripps Research Institute).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.7.[1]
Notable articles
Some of the most highly cited articles that have appeared in the journal are:
- 10.1016/S0022-2836(65)80285-6 . Monod . J. . Jacques Monod . Wyman . J. . Changeux . J.-P. . Jean-Pierre Changeux . On the Nature of Allosteric Transitions: A Plausible Model . Journal of Molecular Biology . 12 . 88–118 . 1965 . 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. . Edwin Southern . Detection of specific sequences among DNA fragments separated by gel electrophoresis . Journal of Molecular Biology . 98 . 3 . 503–517 . 1975 . 1195397 . 10.1016/S0022-2836(75)80083-0., in which Edwin Southern presented the first description of nucleic acid blotting, a technique that revolutionized the field of molecular biology.
- Smith . T. . Waterman . Temple F. Smith . M.S. . Michael Waterman . Identification of common molecular subsequences . 10.1016/0022-2836(81)90087-5 . Journal of Molecular Biology . 147 . 1 . 195–197 . 1981 . 7265238. 10.1.1.63.2897 ., in which the Smith–Waterman algorithm for determining the degree of homology of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences was first described.
- Altschul . Stephen . Stephen Altschul . Gish . Warren . Warren Gish . Miller . Webb . Webb Miller . Myers . Eugene . Eugene Koonin . Lipman . David . David J. Lipman . Basic local alignment search tool . 10.1016/S0022-2836(05)80360-2 . Journal of Molecular Biology . 215 . 3 . 403–410 . 1990 . 2231712., in which the nucleic acid and protein homology search algorithm known as BLAST was originally described.
Notes and References
- Book: 2024 . Journal of Molecular Biology . 2023 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . . Journal Citation Reports.
