Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Editorial: ELISPOT Cell Analysis Assay: Searching for Extracellular Footprints
Cells 2012, 1(1), 3-4; doi:10.3390/cells1010003 - published online 21 September 2011
Show/Hide AbstractAbstract: I am honored to introduce the new journal Cells, which has been created to serve as a hub for disseminating new findings and discoveries in cell biology to researchers worldwide. Cells is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on cell biology, molecular biology, and biophysics. Much has been accomplished in molecular and cell biology in the past thirty years. We have unraveled the structure of many proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, and learned much about cell structures, including lysosomes, mitochondria, cytoskeletal elements, cell membranes, endoplasmic reticulum, and nuclei. Now, it is time to apply this knowledge to answering the age-old question: “How do cells work?” It appears there is a strong demand for a journal focused on various functional aspects of cell biology, including such fundamental ones as gametogenesis, embryonic development, tissue regeneration, tumorigenesis, and aging. [...]

Shu-Kun Lin
Editorial: Cells — An Open Access Journal of Cell Biology
Cells 2012, 1(1), 1-2; doi:10.3390/cells1010001 - published online 3 January 2011
Show/Hide AbstractAbstract: To expand the open access publishing project of our newly founded company MDPI [1,2] based in Basel, Switzerland, we are in the process of launching new journals. Based on our success in running journals that represent key areas in science and technology, such as Molecules [3], Sensors [4], Energies [5], Viruses [6], Pharmaceuticals [7], Cancers [8] and Toxins [9], we are launching a new journal entitled Cells. It is an open access journal combining cell biology, molecular biology and biophysics, toward an understanding of cell structure, function and interactions. [...]