This year, the first one as Editor-in-chief of AIMS Biophysics, comes to an end. This Editorial is devoted to summarize the main results of this year and the perspectives of the journal. Last but not least to the Thanks.
Citation: Carlo Bianca. 2022: 2021-end editorial: achievements, thanks, perspectives, AIMS Biophysics, 9(1): 1-4. doi: 10.3934/biophy.2022001
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| [3] | Carlo Bianca . Mathematical and computational modeling of biological systems: advances and perspectives. AIMS Biophysics, 2021, 8(4): 318-321. doi: 10.3934/biophy.2021025 |
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This year, the first one as Editor-in-chief of AIMS Biophysics, comes to an end. This Editorial is devoted to summarize the main results of this year and the perspectives of the journal. Last but not least to the Thanks.
AIMS Biophysics is an international Open Access journal founded in 2014 and devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of biophysics.
My first year as Editor-in-Chief of AIMS Biophysics comes to an end. The time to thanks the Editorial Board Members, the Authors, the Reviewers and the all Staff of the journal is a Must. The success of this year is the consequence of the extremely important collaboration among all of them.
The changes occurred in 2021 have allowed to increase the visibility and the contributions of the journal. The high profile of the Editors and the high quality of the selected papers have not been neglected and some important goals have been reached.
In particular, the journal has been indexed in the scientific version of ESCI-web, with great potential to be included in SCI.
The statistics and metrics of the journal have been increased and remarkable are the following achievements:
-about 30 publications in 2021 (1 review paper, 24 research articles, 4 editorials and 1 communication); 4 papers are still under review;
-6 special issues have reached in 2021 more than 5 papers. In particular the new topics of the special issues proposed in 2021 have allowed the interplay between different scholars coming from different research fields.
Prof. Carlo Bianca Editor-in-Chief
AIMS Biophysics journal
Under processing paper: 4
Reject rate: 25%
Publication time (from submission to online): 62.5 days
| Type | Number |
| Review | 1 |
| Research article | 24 |
| Editorial | 4 |
| Communication | 1 |
6 special issues have reached in 2021 more than 5 papers. In particular the new topics of the special issues proposed in 2021 have allowed the interplay between different scholars coming from different research fields:
1) Applications of artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling and simulation in medical biophysics
https://www.aimspress.com/aimsbpoa/article/5637/special-articles
2) Recent trends in Theoretical and Applied aspects of biological and biophysical phenomena.
https://www.aimspress.com/aimsbpoa/article/5862/special-articles
3) Theoretical frameworks and models for biological systems
https://www.aimspress.com/aimsbpoa/article/5178/special-articles
4) Computer Method and Modeling: Medical Biophysics Applications in Cancer Therapy, Medical Imaging and Drug Delivery
https://www.aimspress.com/aimsbpoa/article/5975/special-articles
5) Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Biological Systems: Advances and Perspectives
https://www.aimspress.com/aimsbpoa/article/5987/special-articles
6) Interplay and Multiscale Modeling of Biological Complex Systems
https://www.aimspress.com/aimsbpoa/article/6057/special-articles
The top 10 articles with highest citations:
| Title | Citations |
| Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation | 254 |
| Recent Advances in Cryo-TEM Imaging of Soft Lipid Nanoparticles | 31 |
| Morphology and ultrastructure of retrovirus particles | 29 |
| G protein-coupled receptors: the evolution of structural insight | 26 |
| The interplay of long non-coding RNAs and MYC in cancer | 25 |
| Fast and sensitive rigid-body fitting into cryo-EM density maps with PowerFit | 25 |
| What is the role of histone H1 heterogeneity? A functional model emerges from a 50 year mystery | 23 |
| Fast and accurate conversion of atomic models into electron density maps | 22 |
| Re-modeling Chara action potential: I. from Thiel model of Ca2+ transient to action potential form | 19 |
| Cellular mechanotransduction | 17 |
The top 10 articles with highest viewed:
| Title | Viewed |
| Nanoparticle-based delivery platforms for mRNA vaccine development | 6586 |
| Strategies to investigate protein turnover with fluorescent protein reporters in eukaryotic organisms | 3326 |
| The potential of lipid soluble thiamine in the treatment of cancer | 3249 |
| The effects of temperature on streptavidin-biotin binding using affinity isothermal titration calorimetry | 3223 |
| Charged amino acids may promote coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 fusion with the host cell | 3134 |
| Effects of treated water with neodymium magnets (NdFeB) on growth characteristics of pepper (Capsicum annuum) | 2502 |
| Thermodynamic, kinetic and docking studies of some unsaturated fatty acids-quercetin derivatives as inhibitors of mushroom tyrosinase | 2265 |
| Biochemical and biophysical mechanisms underlying the heart and the brain dialog | 2194 |
| Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of biological membranes | 2037 |
| Peptide AEDL alters chromatin conformation via histone binding | 1918 |
Among the future perspectives of the journal in 2022, I would like to mention that AIMS Biophysics Editorial Board will continue to
-renew Editorial Board in 2022 by inviting high profile scholars coming from outstanding universities;
-improve the average turnaround time from submission to publication (from the current 62.5 days to 50 days);
-to accept high level papers with particular emphasis on emerging and interdisciplinary fields (the rejection rate for the year 2021 is about 25% which has been increased with respect to the 21% of the year 2020).
Please continue to read, support and submit papers to AIMS Biophysics.
Further increase influence of AIMS Biophysics by soliciting and advertising high quality articles and special issues.
Carlo Bianca. 2022: 2021-end editorial: achievements, thanks, perspectives, AIMS Biophysics, 9(1): 1-4. doi: 10.3934/biophy.2022001
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