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Welcome to PMC Biophysics
Editor-in-chief: Huan-Xiang Zhou, Florida State University, USA
Aims and scope
PMC Biophysics covers the whole spectrum of biological physics and publishes articles on theoretical and experimental aspects of the following:
- physical concepts with potential applications to biological systems
- physical models inspired by biological systems
- biological problems addressed by physics-based methods
- soft condensed matter & mesoscale systems
Principal fields of interest include:
- Thermodynamics and kinetics of biological processes
- Structural stability and conformational transition of biomolecules
- Correlation of macromolecular dynamics and biological function
- Macromolecular assembly
- Modeling of cellular environments
- Protein-membrane interactions and ion channels
- Signaling and interaction networks
- Energy transduction and motility
- Novel biophysical methods
In order to reach the widest possible audience, authors are encouraged to include in their introduction an explanation of the basic issues addressed and their biological relevance, as well as a summary of conclusions aimed at a non-specialist reader.
We accept the following article types:
- Research papers
- Letters
- Reviews & mini-reviews
- Problems (unresolved biological problems meriting investigation by physics-based methods)
We particularly encourage submissions which make use of the online format and may decide to discount the Article Processing Charge for manuscripts where supplementary files (movies, animations, sound, raw data sets, presentations and supporting material) significantly enhance the presentation of the research.
To celebrate the journal's launch, there is no article processing charge for all accepted articles which are submitted before 30 September 2008.
Quotes
"I am very pleased to be working with PhysMath Central as I believe open access is the future for publication of all bio-related research. I am also excited at the prospect that online publishing brings the ability to post video and raw data as supplementary to each article, and hope our authors will make extensive use of this ability."
Huan-Xiang Zhou, Editor-in-Chief - PMC Biophysics
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