About the journal
Synthetic Biology is an online only open access journal publishing high quality, original peer-reviewed research on synthetic biology, including papers on the mathematical modelling and practical engineering in the field …
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Indexed in Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index
Synthetic Biology is now indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index. Authors can now track their citations, as well as downloads and Altmetric score, by clicking 'View Metrics' on their article page.
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Open access
Synthetic Biology is a fully open access journal and is fully compliant with RCUK, NIH, and Wellcome Trust open access policies.
Call for papers: Translational Synthetic Biology
We are currently accepting submissions for an upcoming Special Issue on Translational Synthetic Biology. This Special Issue will be edited by guest editors Laura Segatori (Rice) and Jim Collins (MIT).
Special issue: Cell-Free Expression Systems
Sythetic Biology's first special issue is now fully available. The issue features papers on:
- Gene circuits
- Metabolic engineering
- Synthetic cell systems
- Self-assembly
- TXTL and material science
Further submissions on the subject will be considered for publication in the journal as normal.
Special Issue: Synthetic Biology Education
Articles in Synthetic Biology's Special Issue on Synthetic Biology Education are now available. The issue features papers on:
- The principles of synthetic biology
- A graduate training program in synthetic biology
- The synthetic genome summer course
New papers will be added as they are published.
Synthetic biology news
Read short accessible articles for the non-specialist on new developments in the field of synthetic biology as reported in recent papers or preprints.
Article Types
Research Articles
Research articles report on important original research relevant to the scope of Synthetic Biology.
Review Articles
Review articles provide an introduction to, and update on, recent progress in a particular field, which is accessible to a researcher not working directly in that discipline.
Software
Software articles are short, and introduce and describe new computational resources relevant to the field. This can include stand-alone software, software libraries, web services, and databases.
Education
Education articles can include historical reviews, practical tutorials, compilations of YouTube videos, description of a course, and reports of iGEM or DIYBio projects.
