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Journal History

2011 The inaugural issue was released. Biomolecules was published as a quarterly journal.
2014 Biomolecules was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
Biomolecules was indexed in PubMed Central (PMC)—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2015 Biomolecules was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2016 Biomolecules was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2018 Biomolecules was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 6 (Issue 1).
Biomolecules was indexed in BIOSIS Previews—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
Biomolecules received its first CiteScore (2017) of 8.8.
2019 Biomolecules adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Biomolecules received its first Impact Factor (4.694).
Biomolecules established the following sections:
  • Molecular Structure and Dynamics;
  • Bioinformatics and Systems Biology;
  • Molecular Medicine;
  • Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules;
  • Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering;
  • Chemical Biology;
  • Biochemistry;
  • Biomacromolecules;
  • Biological Factors;
  • Biological Materials;
  • Enzymology;
  • Molecular Pathology;
  • Molecular Genetics;
  • Molecular Biology.
The Spanish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM) became affiliated to Biomolecules.
2020 Biomolecules held the 1st International Electronic Conference.
Biomolecules announced the first edition of the Best Cover Award, the first edition of the Best Video Abstract Award, the first edition of the Best Paper Award.
The year 2020 marked the 10th Anniversary of Biomolecules.
2021 Biomolecules received its 2020 Impact Factor (4.879).
Biomolecules established the following new sections:
  • Molecular Biomarkers;
  • Molecular Reproduction;
  • Molecular Biophysics;
  • Biomacromolecules: Proteins;
  • Biomacromolecules: Lipids;
  • Biomacromolecules: Carbohydrates;
  • Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids.
-Biomacromolecules was discontinued.
-Biolofical Materials was renamed as Biological and Bio- Materials.
-Biochemistry was renamed as Cellular Biochemistry.
-Molecular Pathology was merged with Molecular Medicine to create a new section Molecular Medicine.
2022 Biomolecules received its 2021 Impact Factor (6.064).
2024 -Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules was renamed as Natural and Bio-derived Molecules.
2025 -Biomacromolecules: Lipids was renamed as Lipids.
-Biological and Bio-Materials was renamed as Bio-Engineered Materials.
-Molecular Biophysics was renamed as Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, and Function.
-Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering was discontinued.
-Biomacromolecules: Carbohydrates was discontinued.
-Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids was discontinued.
-Molecular Structure and Dynamics was discontinued.
 -Biomacromolecules: Proteins was merged with Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids and Biomacromolecules: Carbohydrates to create a new section Biomacromolecules: Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Carbohydrates.

Editor-in-Chief

2011–2018 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jürg Bähler
2018–2024 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Vladimir N. Uversky
2024–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter E. Nielsen and Prof. Dr. Lukasz Kurgan

Section Editor-in-Chief

2019–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Irina Nesmelova for the section on Molecular Structure and Dynamics
2019–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Anna Rita Franco Migliaccio for the section on Cellular Biochemistry
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lukasz Kurgan for the section on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
2020–2023 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Cecilia M. P. Rodrigues for the section on Chemical Biology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Csaba Szabo for the section on Molecular Medicine
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Salvatore Cuzzocrea for the section on Biological Factors
2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Piero Crespo for the section on Enzymology
2021–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter E. Nielsen for the section on Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter E. Nielsen for the section on Biomacromolecules: Nucleic Acids
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robert V. Stahelin for the section on Biomacromolecules: Lipids
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jürg Bähler for the section on Molecular Genetics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Pohl for the section on Molecular Biophysics
2022–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Bahman Anvari for the section on Biological and Bio- Materials
2023–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hang Fai (Henry) Kwok for the section on Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules
2024–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benoit Coulombe for the section on Biomacromolecules: Proteins
2025–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Fabio Di Domenico for the section on Molecular Medicine
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Bart A. Ellenbroek for the section on Biological Factors
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Claudia Tanja Mierke for the section on Molecular Biology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Anthony S. Zannas for the section on Molecular Biomarkers
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