Molecular Biophysics
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
This section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish significant contributions on all aspects of the physical principles governing biomolecular and biomimetic systems. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide novel and mechanistic insights and papers that report significant advances in the fields. The reliability of the results provided by novel tools for virtual screening and/or the discovery of new actives by virtual screening must be either validated in silico or in vitro before first submission of a manuscript to IJMS. Theoretical studies should offer new insights into understanding experimental results and/or suggest new experimentally testable hypotheses. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- molecular structure and dynamics
- nucleic acid structure and dynamics
- protein structure and dynamics
- membrane structure and dynamics
- biomimetic material structure and dynamics
- molecular simulations
- molecular modeling
- single molecule biophysics
- biophysical techniques in the study of biomacromolecular and biomimetic systems
- biomolecular interactions
- biomimetic material interactions
- macromolecular structure determination or prediction
- characterization of disordered proteins and their interactions
- computational biophysics
- bioinformatics
- biophysical and computational approaches to drug design and development
- advances in molecular biophysical methodologies as well as imaging techniques and data analysis
- application of biophysical methods
Keywords:
biophysics; molecular imprinting; molecular simulations; molecular structure; molecular dynamics; molecular mechanics; thermodynamics; biomolecular interactions; protein structure and folding; intrinsically disordered proteins; structure prediction; nucleic acid–protein interactions; protein–membrane interactions; protein–DNA interactions; posttranslational modifications; drug–receptor interactions; protein design; protein engineering; protein–ligand binding; transmembrane proteins; chaperones; enzymology; molecular recognition; molecular modeling; membrane dynamics; macromolecular structure and dynamics; DNA structure and dynamics; RNA structure; genome structure; structure–function relationships; ion channels; spectroscopic techniques; biomolecular NMR; inter-molecular interactions; x-ray crystallography; macromolecular crystallography; crystal thermodynamics; microcalorimetry; transient kinetic techniques; fluorescence imaging; single-molecule microscopy; statistical mechanics; computer simulations; computational modeling; molecular modelingEditorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Molecular Modeling: Methods, Insights, and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Adhesion (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Autophagy: Novel Insights from Molecular and Chemical Biology (Deadline: 23 October 2026)
- Biomechanics of Cardiovascular Remodeling (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Application of NMR Spectroscopy in Biomolecules: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Ion Channel in Physiology (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Spike Protein Receptor (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Biophysical Studies of Protein Structure-Function Relationships (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Radiofrequency on Human Health: A Molecular Perspective (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Interdisciplinary Molecular Design: Catalysis, Therapeutics, and Biomaterials (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- New Developments in Fluorescent Biosensors (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- New Advances in Muscle Physiology and Biophysics (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Biocatalysis: Mechanisms of Proteolytic Enzymes, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Molecular Studies of DNA Strand Exchange (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Novel Structure and Function of Biological Molecules (Deadline: 30 January 2027)
- Advances in Protein Structure and Dynamics (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Structure and Function of Subcellular Organelle and Protein-Membrane Systems (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Small-Molecule Fluorescent Probes: From Design to Biological Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Latest Insight into Spin and Isomerism of Organic Molecules (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Emerging Advances in Fluorescent Biosensors (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in "Biomolecular Structure and Interactions" (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- 25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in "Molecular Biophysics" (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Molecular Insights into Mechanobiology of Regeneration (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Molecular Adsorption Mechanisms: Theoretical and Experimental Studies (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Adsorption Science: From Molecular Mechanisms to Practical Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Biophysical Characterization and Molecular Engineering of Multidomain Proteins (4th Edition) (Deadline: 26 March 2027)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Food Colloidal Interfacial Engineering and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- The Dynamic Membrane State: From Lipid Composition and Biophysical Organization to Cellular Function (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- The Application of an Electron Microscope in the Study of Cell Structure (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Microscopy for Molecular Sciences: Recent Advances in Imaging and Analysis (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Sarcomeric Proteins in Health and Disease: Progress and Prospects (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advances in Structural, Dynamic, and Functional Biophysics of Membrane Proteins (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Current Research on the Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advances in Biophysical Studies on Lipid Membranes (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Molecular Spectroscopy: Advances in Life, Health, and Food Sciences (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in "Protein Folding" (Deadline: 31 August 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
