RSC Chemical Biology

Aims & Scope

We welcome contributions from across the breadth of the chemical biology field. This includes research on the development of new chemical and biological techniques and tools that comprise but are not limited to: Analytical methods (including sensing, imaging, spectroscopy, omics) Bioorthogonal chemistry Biosynthesis, biomimetics and bioengineering Chemical synthesis and synthetic biology Directed evolution Drugs and small molecules (including prodrugs) Glycoscience Lipids Natural products Nucleic acids (including DNA, RNA, mRNA and siRNA, modifications and gene delivery) Peptides Phenotypic screening Proteins (including protein-protein interactions, modifications, structure and function) We are particularly interested in reports on the application of chemical tools to probe, explore and visualise biological systems and processes to provide insights into molecular mechanisms in health and disease. These include but are not limited to:  biochemistry, metabolism, and physiology cancer biology immunology and immunomodulation neuromodulation transcription/gene regulation mechanism of disease and therapeutics signalling pathways virology and microbiology natural product biosynthesis systems biology We also encourage translational research that bridges chemistry and chemical biology to medicine.  Computational studies must significantly advance chemical biology. Studies using established methods should present original predictions, validated by new experimental data. Novel computational methodologies must demonstrate relevance through direct comparison with experimental results. Studies lacking clear experimental connections or practical utility that meaningfully advances the field are unsuitable for RSC Chemical Biology .

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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