Biophysics and Physicobiology (BPPB) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access online journal published officially by the Bi ophysical Society of Japan (BSJ) for all areas of biophysics with either the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license or the CC BY 4.0 license, which is selected in accordance with the authors’ preference . Biophysics has long been developed in a field of physics using physical methods and theories to study the structures and functions of biological systems. The BSJ had originally published a journal, "Biophysics" , since 2005, but changed its name in 2015 adding a word "Physicobiology". It is a new word, proposing that the scope of the journal could be widen to broader range of biologists and could further stimulate the exchange of ideas among the biophysicists.
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BiochemistryQ3
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3
BiophysicsQ3
Molecular BiologyQ3
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Biophysics
Scopus Categories
BiochemistryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)BiophysicsPhysiologyMolecular Biology
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Protein Structure and DynamicsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchEnzyme Structure and FunctionRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchCellular Mechanics and InteractionsAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies