Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Encyclopedia
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is a peer-reviewed academic journal
in the field of biochemistry
and biophysics
. Founded in 1959, the journal is published weekly by Elsevier
under the Academic Press
imprint. As of 2008, the Editor-in-Chief is William J. Lennarz (State University of New York at Stony Brook
, New York
, USA).
All issues are available online via ScienceDirect
as PDF
s; access is by subscription only.
The journal's 2009 impact factor
was 2.548.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
in the field of biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
and biophysics
Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of physical science to study biological systems. Studies included under the branches of biophysics span all levels of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems...
. Founded in 1959, the journal is published weekly by Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
under the Academic Press
Academic Press
Academic Press is an academic book publisher. Originally independent, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Reed Elsevier bought Harcourt in 2000, and Academic Press is now an imprint of Elsevier....
imprint. As of 2008, the Editor-in-Chief is William J. Lennarz (State University of New York at Stony Brook
State University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA).
All issues are available online via ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect
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as PDF
Portable Document Format
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s; access is by subscription only.
The journal's 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
was 2.548.