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Since its 2005 launch as one of the first open access journals, Molecular Systems Biology has played a pioneering role in establishing and shaping the field of systems biology, recognised for publishing robust, interdisciplinary research.

  • With a progressive scope that spans molecules, cells, tissues, and populations, the journal reflects the evolving frontiers of systems biology.
  • MSB introduced ‘Structured methods’ to improve reproducibility of published data, one of many open science innovations at EMBO Press.
  • Review articles published as tutorials showcase diverse methods, offering practical guidelines and insights to support wider use in research.
  • Author benefits: scooping protection from preprint, transparent and consultative peer review, pre-decision and revision author discussion, data-integrity and curation services.
Chief Editor
  • M. Madan Babu

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Electronic ISSN
1744-4292
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  9. Current Contents/Life Sciences
  10. DOAJ
  11. Dimensions
  12. EBSCO
  13. EMBASE
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  16. Medline
  17. Naver
  18. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
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  21. Portico
  22. ProQuest
  23. PubMedCentral
  24. Reaxys
  25. SCImago
  26. SCOPUS
  27. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  28. TD Net Discovery Service
  29. Wanfang
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