Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Editors

The following individuals have served as editors of the journal:

Ranking and criticism of impact factor

The editors of the Journal of Biological Chemistry have criticized the modern reliance upon the impact factor for ranking journals, noting that review articles, commentaries, and retractions are included in the calculation. Further, the denominator of total articles published encourages journals to be overly selective in what they publish, and preferentially publish articles which will receive more attention and citations. [5]

Due to these factors, the journal's practice of publishing a broad cross-section of biochemistry articles has led it to suffer in impact factor, in 2006 ranking 260 of 6,164, while remaining a highly cited journal. [6] When science journals were evaluated with a PageRank-based algorithm, however, the Journal of Biological Chemistry ranked first. [7] Using the Eigenfactor metric, the Journal of Biological Chemistry ranked 5th among all ISI-indexed journals in 2010. [8] The impact factor of the journal in 2021 was 5.486. [9]

History and classic papers

The journal was established in 1905 by John Jacob Abel and Christian Archibald Herter, who also served as the first editors; the first issue appeared in October 1905. [10] The location of the journal's editorial offices has included Cornell Medical College (until 1937), Yale University (1937–1958), Harvard University (1958–1967), and New York City (from 1967). [11] As of 2017 the journal is published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

The most cited paper of all time [12] [13] [14] was published in the journal by Oliver H. Lowry on Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent [15] and describes the Lowry protein assay, and has been cited well-over 300,000 times. [12] In 1990, librarian Eugene Garfield wrote that the "Journal of Biological Chemistry lead the list of journals ranked by the number of SCI Top papers published", with 17 of the top 100 most cited papers published. [14] The next journals on the list were Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , with 6, then Nature , with 5. [14]

Social media

The journal is very active on social media. In March, the journal hosts "Methods Madness," a tournament styled after March Madness. The event takes place on Twitter and lets users vote for their favorite biochemistry or molecular biology methods. [16]

Related Research Articles

The Lowry protein assay is a biochemical assay for determining the total level of protein in a solution. The total protein concentration is exhibited by a color change of the sample solution in proportion to protein concentration, which can then be measured using colorimetric techniques. It is named for the biochemist Oliver H. Lowry who developed the reagent in the 1940s. His 1951 paper describing the technique is the most-highly cited paper ever in the scientific literature, cited over 300,000 times.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandra Newton</span> US-based Protein Kinase C expert

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