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Mission & scope

Acta Biochimica Polonica (ABP) aims to be the leading journal in the field by publishing open access premier research on enzymology and metabolism, membranes and bioenergetics, gene structure and expression, protein, nucleic acid and carbohydrate structure and metabolism. ABP is the official journal of Polskie Towarzystwo Biochemiczne (Polish Biochemical Society).

Chief editor

Advisory board and editorial team

ABP's Editorial Board and Advisory Board provides strategic and professional advice to the Editor-in-Chief. The journal recognises the following Editorial Board members for their continuous guidance and support of the journal.

Editors

Bożena Bruhn-Olszewska

Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology, Uppsala University

Jarosław Czyż

The Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Urszula Florczyk-Soluch

The Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Magdalena Gabig-Cimińska

Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, University of Gdańsk

Marzena Gajęcka

Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics

Zbigniew Heleniak

Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk

Sylwia Klińska 

Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

Joanna Krwawicz

Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford

Tomasz Liberek

Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk

Agnieszka Łoboda

The Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Joanna Moraczewska

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz

Lucyna Mrówczyńska

Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej

Faculty of Biology at Szczecin University

Witold Nowak

The Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Mikołaj Olejniczak

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Milena Paw

The Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Karolina Pierzynowska

Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk

Małgorzata Pietrowska-Borek

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences

Sławomir Pikuła

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology

Przemysław M. Płonka

The Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Paweł Pomorski

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology

Justyna Ruchała

Institute of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow

Michał Rurek

Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University

Izabela Sadowska-Bartosz

Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Rzeszow University

Teresa Stachowicz-Stencel

Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdańsk

Anna Synakiewicz

Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk

Mariusz R. Więckowski

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology

Jacek M. Witkowski

Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk

Advisory Board

Muthu Arumugam

CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum Kerala, India

Grzegorz Bartosz (chairman)

University of Rzeszów, Poland

Janusz Błasiak

University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland

Vilmante Borutaite

The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

Karol Bruzik

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Piotr Chomczyński

MRC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

Michael Jonathan Davies

University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Zdeněk Drahota

The Czech Academy of Sciences, AVCR Institute of Physiology Prague, Czech Republic

Jan Gebicki

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Hieronim Jakubowski

New Jersey, NJ, U.S.A.

S. Michal Jazwinski

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Leszek A. Kleczkowski

Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Marian Kochman

Wroclaw University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland

Toril Lindbäck

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway

James A. McCubrey

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, U.S.A.

Halina Miller-Podraza

University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden

Alfonso Pompella

Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Janusz A. Siedlecki

The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warszawa, Poland

Andrzej T. Slominski

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.

Joanna Strosznajder

Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS, Warszawa, Poland

Join the Editorial Board

Call for Editorial Board Members

Acta Biochimica Polonica is looking for new Editorial Board members, if you are interested in joining the Editorial Board as a Reviewer please complete this form.

Selection criteria

  • An active researcher with a PhD

  • Evidence of an active and relevant publication record for current career stage

  • Expertise in relevant subject areas within the scope of the journal

  • Experience of reviewing (desirable)

Although previous reviewing experience is desirable, we encourage applications from researchers at any stage of their career.

Key responsibilities

  • Reviewing manuscripts for the journal

  • Helping develop the journal including:

    • Suggesting Special Issues for the journal

    • Where relevant acting as a Guest Editor on a Special Issue

  • Acting as an ambassador for the journal at conferences and engaging with the journal through social media, as appropriate.

The journal is supported by a professional editorial office team which works to support all Editorial Board members in these activities.

Application assessment

Applications are assessed on submission and we aim to reply to all applicants within 4 weeks.

Journal Information

  • Short name

    Acta Biochim. Pol.

  • Abbreviation

    abp

  • Electronic ISSN

    1734-154X

  • Indexed in

    Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), CrossRef, Index Copernicus, MEDLINE, Polska Bibliografia Naukowa (PNB), Scopus, Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), PubMed Central (PMC), PubMed

  • PMCID

    All published articles receive a PMCID

  • Impact

    1.4 Impact Factor

    2.4 CiteScore

Open Access Statement

Open access logo

ABP provides online free gold open access to the journal and all of its research publications.

Open Access funder and institutional mandates: ABP is fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY). Funder mandates such as those by the Wellcome Trust (UK), National Institutes of Health (USA) and the Australian Research Council (Australia) are fully compatible with publishing in ABP. Authors retain copyright of their work and can deposit their publication in any repository. The work can be freely shared and adapted provided that appropriate credit is given and any changes specified. 

Quality

Each ABP article strives for the highest quality, thanks to genuinely collaborative interactions between authors, editors and reviewers. ABP encourages authors to consult the instructions for authors guidelines prior to submission.

Contact

Editorial Office 

Avenue du Tribunal Fédéral 34

CH – 1005 Lausanne

Switzerland

For queries regarding special issues, editorial board applications and any other questions, please contact abp@frontierspartnerships.org

For all queries regarding manuscripts in review or potential conflicts of interest, please contact  abp.editorial.office@frontierspartnerships.org

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