Journal of Biological Chemistry

The Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC) is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1905. Since 1925, it is published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It covers research in areas of biochemistry and molecular biology. The editor is Alex Toker. the journal is fully open access. In press articles are available free on its website immediately after acceptance. Editors The following individuals have served as editors of the journal: 1906–1909: John Jacob Abel and Christian Archibald Herter 1909–1910: Christian Archibald Herter 1910–1914: Alfred Newton Richards 1914–1925: Donald D. Van Slyke 1925–1936: Stanley R. Benedict. After Benedict died, John T. Edsall served as temporary editor until the next editor was appointed. 1937–1958: Rudolph J. Anderson 1958–1967: John T. Edsall 1968–1971: William Howard Stein 1971–2011: Herbert Tabor 2011–2015: Martha Fedor 2016–2021: Lila Gierasch 2021–Present: Alex Toker Ranking and criticism of impact factor The editors of the Journal of Biological Chemistry have criticized the modern reliance upon the impact factor for ranking journals, noting that review articles, commentaries, and retractions are included in the calculation. Further, the denominator of total articles published encourages journals to be overly selective in what they publish, and preferentially publish articles which will receive more attention and citations.