IUBMB Life is the flagship journal of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and is devoted to the rapid publication of the most novel and significant short articles, reviews and papers in the broadly defined fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and molecular medicine.

IUBMB Life Original Research Articles present new findings of unusually high importance, which provide major new functional insights in biology. Critical Reviews are short, concise, and sharply focused reviews of current hot topics in the biological sciences. Critical Reviews and Hypotheses Papers make new specialized areas highly accessible to all scientists and develop novel insights and approaches for future research. Articles that integrate several biological disciplines, or successfully relate basic biology to human pathology or medicine, are especially encouraged.

All articles are reviewed rapidly by acknowledged experts and, if accepted, are published within about three months. All articles will also be published simultaneously in the online version of IUBMB Life at www.iubmblife.com.

IUBMB Life is committed to the rapid publication of high-impact research findings for the scientific communities of the 65 nations represented within the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Consistent with the ideals of the IUBMB, all papers are published on the basis of exceptional scientific merit, originality, and wide biological significance. Manuscripts whose findings are likely to have a lasting impact on experimental biology warrant urgent publication in IUBMB Life.

2006 Impact Factor: 2.316
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