The Current Opinion journals were developed out of the recognition that it is increasingly difficult for specialists to keep up to date
with the expanding volume of information published in their subject. In Current Opinion in Biotechnology, we help the reader by providing
in a ... click here for full Aims & Scope
The Current Opinion journals were developed out of the recognition that it is increasingly difficult for specialists to keep up to date
with the expanding volume of information published in their subject. In Current Opinion in Biotechnology, we help the reader by providing
in a systematic manner: 1. The views of experts on current advances in biotechnology in a clear and readable form. 2. Evaluations
of the most interesting papers, annotated by experts, from the great wealth of original publications
Division of the subject into
sections The subject of biotechnology is divided into themed sections, each of which is reviewed once a year. The amount of space
devoted to each section is related to its importance.
Analytical biotechnology • Plant biotechnology • Food biotechnology • Environmental biotechnology • Systems biology • Protein technologies and commercial enzymes • Biochemical engineering • Tissue and cell engineering • Chemical biotechnology • Pharmaceutical biotechnology
Selection of topics to be
reviewed Section Editors, who are major authorities in the field, are appointed by the Editors of the journal. They divide their
section into a number of topics, ensuring that the field is comprehensively covered and that all issues of current importance are emphasised.
Section Editors commission reviews from authorities on each topic that they have selected.
Reviews Authors write short
review articles in which they present recent developments in their subject, emphasising the aspects that, in their opinion, are most
important. In addition, they provide short annotations to the papers that they consider to be most interesting from all those published
in their topic over the previous year.
Editorial Overview Section Editors write a short overview at the beginning of the
section to introduce the reviews and to draw the reader's attention to any particularly interesting developments. This successful
format has made Current Opinion in Biotechnology one of the most highly regarded and highly cited review journals in the field (Impact
factor = 6.8)
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for consideration, and v) be appropriately placed in the context of prior and existing research. Of equal importance are ethical guidelines
dealing with research methods and research funding, including issues dealing with informed consent, research subject privacy rights,
conflicts of interest, and sources of funding. While it may not be possible to draft a 'code' that applies adequately to all instances
and circumstances, we believe it useful to outline our expectations of authors and procedures that the Journal will employ in the event
of questions concerning author conduct. With respect to conflicts of interest, the Publisher now requires authors to declare any conflicts
of interest that relate to papers accepted for publication in this Journal. A conflict of interest may exist when an author or the author's
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