| Biochemical Journal | |
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| Abbreviated title(s) | Biochem. J. |
| Discipline | Biochemistry |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Portland Press (United Kingdom) |
| Publication history | 1906–present |
| Frequency | 24/year |
| Open access | After 12 months (or sooner if authors pay a fee) |
| Impact factor | 4.371 (2008) |
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| ISSN | 0264-6021 (print) 1470-8728 (web) |
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The Biochemical Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal which covers all aspects of biochemistry, as well as cell and molecular biology. It is published by Portland Press from its editorial offices in London, UK and La Jolla, USA. First published in 1906, it is among the oldest continuously published scientific journals.
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The journal was founded in 1906 by Benjamin Moore, holder of the first UK chair of biochemistry at the University of Liverpool, with financial support from Edward Whitley, an heir of the Greenall Whitley brewers.[1] The two served as the first Editors and the journal was initially published by the University Press of Liverpool.[2] It was acquired by the Biochemical Club (later renamed the Biochemical Society) in October 1912, shortly after the society's foundation; at that time the journal had 170 subscribers.[1] From 1913, it was published in conjunction with Cambridge University Press, with William Bayliss and Arthur Harden chairing the Editorial Board; the original title of The Bio-Chemical Journal[2] became The Biochemical Journal at that date.[3]
The journal at first appeared at irregular intervals, with between three and twelve issues appearing annually in a single volume. From 1948, two volumes were published annually, with four or five parts per volume, and the frequency increased rapidly over the years, reaching the current frequency of eight volumes in three parts in 1974.[4]
Eight volumes are published each year with each volume consisting of three parts (24 issues per year).
To mark the centenary of the journal in 2006, a free online archive back to the journal's first issue in 1906 was launched. All papers are available as pdfs, and recent papers are also available in a proprietary format called Enhanced Electronic Serials Interface-View (EESI-View). The journal won the first ALPSP/Charlesworth Award for Best Online Journal in 2007.[5][6] The judges described the online journal as 'visually attractive and easy to use ... maintains the character of the journal while exploiting the digital medium to offer a range of additional features'.[5]
The journal is indexed in:
   | Journal website - Biochemical Journal - BJ Central |
| | ALPSP: ALPSP/Charlesworth Awards 2007 - ALPSP - Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers |
| | NCBI Journals Database: Biochemical Journal - The Biochemical journal - Journals Result |
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