New Biotechnology is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

 scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 and the official journal of the European Federation of Biotechnology

European Federation of Biotechnology

The European Federation of Biotechnology is a non-profit association of Learned Societies, Universities, Institutes, Companies and Individuals who are interested in the promotion of Biotechnology throughout Europe and also beyond. The EFB organization was established by European scientists in 1978...

. It is published bimonthly 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....

. The journal covers research, industrial, and commercial aspects of biotechnology

Biotechnology

Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...

, in areas such as: healthcare and pharmaceuticals; food and agriculture; biofuels; genetic engineering and molecular biology; genomics and synthetic biology; nanotechnology; environment and biodiversity; biocatalysis; bioremediation; andprocess engineering.

History

The journal was established in 1984 as Gene Analysis Techniques . It changed names in 1991 (Genetic Analysis: Biomolecular Engineering) and 1999 (Biomolecular Engineering), before obtaining its current title in 2007.

External links

• European Federation of Biotechnology Homepage
• Gene Analysis Techniques
• Genetic Analysis: Biomolecular Engineering
• Biomolecular Engineering