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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta’s family of journals help you maximize the impact of your article with expert feedback and visibility, so you can advance your field with confidence. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) is no stranger to innovation. Launched in 1947 as the first international journal in biochemistry and biophysics, it was also the first Elsevier title to introduce dedicated subject titles and special issues.

Today, BBA draws on that rich history as it partners with the communities it serves to deliver critical insights. BBA’s family of 10 international journals are run by scientists for scientists – the experienced editors all share the same commitment to rigorous peer review and author collaboration. Together, the journals cover the full spectrum of biochemistry and biophysics and offer researchers a wide choice of article types and publishing options. BBA also hosts the popular biennial Rising Stars awards, which recognize and reward the work of promising early career researchers.

6 great reasons to publish with BBA

Proven reputation: BBA has been strengthening confidence in science through trusted quality for nearly 80 years.
Choice: The 10 BBA titles span every area of biochemistry and biophysics and offer open access options, making it easy to find the right journal to submit to.
Experienced leadership: BBA is run by scientists for scientists. All 10 titles have executive editors who are guided by the vision of family Editor-in-Chief Daniel Erik Otzen.
Targeted reach: As an author, your research has the potential to make an impact in your field of science. And with journals dedicated to topic areas in biochemistry and biophysics, you know your paper will be read by those who can build upon your findings.
Wide readership: Your published article will be included in ScienceDirect, which receives over 20 million unique visits each month. In addition, it will be indexed in relevant databases and shared as widely as possible.
Optimal impact: BBA’s mission is to help authors build their reputations and networks. When you submit to BBA, the editors and reviewers partner with you to prepare for publication and maximize the impact of your research.

Find the right BBA home for your manuscript

The BBA family has ten high-quality titles dedicated to specific areas of biophysics and biochemistry. Each journal is indexed in international databases including Scopus, Medline and Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), increasing the visibility of your work. And all ten titles offer open access publishing options.

Eight of our BBA titles are specialized journals focusing specific aspects of biophysics and biochemistry, two have a broader scope. Browse through the list below to find the right match for your manuscript.

*BBA Bioenergetics*	Focuses on biological membranes involved in energy transfer and conversion with a particular focus on molecular mechanisms and structure-function relationships of bioenergetic components. CiteScore: 7.7 \| Impact Factor: 2.7
*BBA Biomembranes*	Welcomes manuscripts on membrane structure, function and biomolecular organization. With an average manuscript acceptance rate of 44%, BBA Biomembranes encourages high-quality, novel submissions. CiteScore: 6.8 \| Impact Factor: 2.5
*BBA Gene Regulatory Mechanisms*	Publishes novel insights into mechanisms of transcriptional, post-transcriptional and translational gene regulation, with a special emphasis on epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation. CiteScore: 5.7 \| Impact Factor: 3.1
*BBA Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids*	Welcomes original research dealing with novel aspects of lipid biology. Manuscripts should significantly advance understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved. CiteScore: 8.6 \| Impact Factor: 3.3
*BBA Molecular Basis of Disease*	Addresses the biochemistry and molecular genetics of disease processes and models of human disease. Manuscripts should emphasize the underlying molecular mechanisms and provide significant advances in the understanding and/or treatment of these disorders. CiteScore: 6.8 \| Impact Factor: 4.2
*BBA Molecular Cell Research*	Focuses on understanding the mechanisms of cellular processes at the molecular level. Also welcomes studies at the interface between cell biology and biophysics. CiteScore: 8.9 \| Impact Factor: 3.7
*BBA Proteins and Proteomics*	Publishes manuscripts that advance our understanding of the molecular and mechanistic properties of proteins. CiteScore: 5.9 \| Impact Factor: 2.3
*BBA Reviews on Cancer*	Publishes mini and full reviews on critical new developments in cancer investigation at the molecular level, spanning the entire biology and biochemistry of cancer. CiteScore: 17.3 \| Impact Factor: 8.3

Looking for a journal with a broader scope? We recommend these two BBA titles. And if you want to publish in a fully open access journal, BBA Advances can help. The research letters format offered by BBA Advances is also a great home for interim updates on your longer-term research projects.

BBA Advances

A vibrant open access forum publishing high-quality research across the full spectrum of biochemistry and biophysics. Papers with mechanistic insights or significant novelty are particularly welcome. In addition to traditional article formats, BBA Advances is home to the pioneering "Five Burning Questions”. Indexed in international databases including Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and PubMed Central (PMC). CiteScore: 4.7 | Impact Factor: 3.0

BBA General Subjects

Welcomes both original, hypothesis-driven studies and reviews. Manuscripts should have general scientific interest for a wide audience and include biochemical or biophysical mechanistic evidence and insights. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged. Indexed in Scopus, Medline and Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). CiteScore: 5.8 | Impact Factor: 2.2

Competitions and prizes

The Otto Warburg Medal

BBA and Elsevier are proud sponsors of the annual Otto Warburg Medal. This prestigious medal is awarded by the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to scientists who have contributed important work in the field of biological chemistry.

2025 Otto Warburg Medal winner

BBA Rising Stars

We launched this biennial initiative to recognize the accomplishments and promise of scholars in the early stages of their careers. Recipients are identified by the Executive Editors of participating BBA journals and their winning papers are published in a special issue. The next BBA Rising Stars awards will be announced in 2026.

Read the 2024 Rising Stars special issue

View the 2024 Rising Stars winners

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

While each BBA family title has an executive editor with a wealth of experience in their field, Prof. Daniel Otzen heads up the team as Editor-in-Chief, ensuring the titles share the same focus on quality, collaboration and transparent peer review.

Daniel Otzen is Professor of Nanobiotechnology at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at Aarhus University. Dr. Otzen has an MSc (1992) in Molecular Biology from Aarhus University and a PhD (1995) in Protein Biophysics from the lab of Sir Alan Fersht, at Cambridge University, jointly with Aarhus University. He has worked with protein stability, folding, and misfolding for his entire career. In 2007, he joined iNANO as a professor. His group combines different spectroscopic, calorimetric, and structural techniques (scattering and electron microscopy) to address the mechanisms and thermodynamics of protein aggregation and self-assembly in health and disease, folding in membranes and micelles and—recently—activity and stability of cold-active enzymes.

Tips for authors

Check out the Guide for Authors

Interested in publishing with the BBA family? First and foremost, it’s important to check that your manuscript aligns with the aims and scope of the journal you’ve selected. If it looks like a good fit, you’ll find plenty of tips to steer you through the publishing process in the journal’s Guide for Authors – you’ll find a link to this on each journal homepage. Browse the journal list.

View our webinar for Mandarin speakers

In this webinar Get your article accepted in the BBA Journals: Tips for authors 在线研讨会 - 如何使您的文章被 BBA 期刊接收, Prof Jinrong Min of the University of Toronto, and Executive Editor of BBA Gene Regulatory Mechanisms guides us through the process of preparing and submitting a manuscript to the BBA journals.

Specifically aimed at authors whose native language is Mandarin, this webinar is intended as a guide on how to know if you are ready to publish, how to write a manuscript, and how to respond to reviewers, as well as ethical pitfalls to be avoided, and how best to go about promoting your article once accepted.

Meet the editors, transform your manuscript to receive a positive evaluation from editors and reviewers, and make sure that your research is internationally read and recognized!

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Presenters:

Prof Jinrong Min PhD Executive Editor - BBA Gene Regulatory Mechanisms University of Toronto

Dr Olivia Nippe Scientific Editor - BBA journals

Joe d’Angelo Executive Publisher – Biochemistry