期刊名称：PROTEIN & CELL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
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编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Protein & Cell
ISSN: 1674-800X (Print) 1674-8018 (Online)
About Protein&Cell
Protein & Cell is a new peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries concerning latest development in multidisciplinary areas in biology and biomedicine. Our subject areas include, but are not limited to, biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, oncology, protein science, structural biology and translational medicine. In addition, we also address the up-to-date research highlights, news and views, and commentaries covering research policies and funding trends in China.
Protein & Cell is jointly managed by the Higher Education Press, China, the Beijing Institutes of Life Science, CAS, and the Biophysical Society of China. It is managed by a team of professional staffs to handle manuscript submission, review, and publishing, and an exceptionally strong editorial board consisting of internationally renowned experts in different subject areas to uphold a high standard for our content and to ensure an unbiased and expedient reviewing process. We sincerely hope that these combined efforts will turn this new journal into a congregating forum to foster academic exchanges among researchers across different fields of life sciences.
If you have interesting data, or timely commentaries on significant developments related to the topics covered by Protein & Cell, please submit your manuscript
Contact informationProtein & Cell Editorial Office
Beijing Institutes of Life Science Higher Education Press
Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 Huixindongjie, 15th floor
1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang Beijing 100029
Beijing 100101, China China
Tel: (86-10) 64862453 Tel: (86-10) 58556485
Fax: (86-10) 64880586 Fax: (86-10) 58556034
E-mail:protein_cell@mail.biols.ac cn E-mail:protein_cell@pub.hep.cn
Protein & Cell首获影响因子
在2013年最新发布的《期刊引用报告》（Journal Citation Reports, JCR）中，Protein & Cell 首获影响因子，为3.214（2010-2011年所发表的205论文在2012年被引660次），位于细胞生物学领域Q2区。
Protein & Cell 创刊于2010年1月，由高等教育出版社、中国科学院北京生命科学研究院和中国生物物理学会联合创办，由Springer负责海外发行。每月以全彩印刷和在线两种形式出版。期刊于2010年11月进入Medline数据检索系统，2012年11月进入Science Citation Index（SCI）引文数据库，并将于2014年实行全开放获取（Open Access, OA）出版模式。
Protein & Cell 采用国际化的管理和组织方式，由生物物理学会理事长饶子和院士担任主编，副主编包括北京生命科学研究院院长康乐院士,北京生命科学研究院副院长、中国疾控中心副主任、中科院微生物研究所高福研究员，蛋白质科学国家实验室（筹）主任许瑞明研究员，牛津大学Bob Sim教授等，由74位生命科学界的全球知名科学家组成编委会。编委会的强大阵容为期刊达到预期定位提供了学术支撑，同时也保证了期刊稿件的高学术水平和审稿流程的高效、规范、公正。
Protein & Cell 报道生命科学和生物医学的前沿热点，特别关注蛋白质和细胞研究的最新学术成果及发展动向，是生物学家快速发布和交流科研成果的重要信息平台。期刊栏目设置多样化，文章类型包括研究论文、综述、新闻评论、人物故事等。
Instructions to Authors
For Authors
Copyright transferSubmissionLanguage assistance
General information
Protein & Cell publishes novel research of special significance in biological and biomedical fields, focusing on protein and cell research. Our subject areas include, but are not limited to biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, oncology, protein science, and structural biology and translational medicine.
Submissions of the following types are invited:
a) Research articles: original experimental reports within the journal's scope.
b) Reviews: comprehensive, authoritative, descriptions of any subject within the journal's scope. They may cover basic science and clinical reviews.
c) Perspectives, News and views: up-to-date research highlights and commentaries covering research policies and funding trends in China as well as in other countries.
Papers that have been reviewed, if the authors choose, may be submitted with previous reviews and decision letters. This allows for accelerated review.
When a manuscript is submitted, the Editors assume that no similar paper has been or will be submitted for publication elsewhere. Further, it is understood that all authors listed on a manuscript have agreed to its submission. Papers will be published online within two weeks after acceptance. Upon acceptance, authors must transfer copyright to Higher Education Press.
Editorial policies
All research articles are subject to strict peer review organized by the journal, who will select two reviewers with relevant expertise. Should a split recommendation occur between the two reviewers, a third reviewer may be selected at the Editor or the Board member's discretion. Final acceptance or rejection decision resides in the Editor-in-Chief of Protein & Cell. In general, the review process takes up to one month from the date of submission, and the Editors will make every effort to reach a decision on a manuscript within this timeline. If revisions are required for further consideration for publication, we generally allow three months for revisions and only one round of revisions will be considered.
Submission requirements
Cover letter
A cover letter from the corresponding author must accompany the manuscript and should provide a brief description of what was known in the field, the conceptual breakthrough, and the significant impact of the reported findings. The authors are encouraged to suggest appropriate reviewers and are permitted to make request for up to three reviewer exclusions. Cover letter should state that the submitted material is original research, has not been previously published, and has not been submitted elsewhere while under review by Protein & Cell. The cover letter is confidential and will not be sent to the reviewers.
Manuscript components
Manuscript should be arranged in the following order: (a) Title section (including Title, Running Title, Keywords, Authors, Author Affiliations, and Correspondence). (b) Abstract. (c) Introduction. (d) Results. (e) Discussion. (f) Materials and Methods. (g) Footnotes, including acknowledgement and abbreviation. (h) References. (i) Figure legends. (j) Tables. (k) Figures. (l) Supplemental data.
Text components of the manuscripts (a-i) should be prepared with Microsoft Word in double space and size 12 Times New Roman font, with all pages numbered. Tables should be prepared in Microsoft Word with single space. Figures (k) should be uploaded individually (through online submission system) or converted to PDF format (if submitted by email).
Research article format
Text
Title The title should be informative and concise, and not longer than 150 characters (including space). It should describe the topic of the manuscript in terms understandable to a broad readership in either a complete sentence or a phrase.
Running title The running title that describes the key meaning of the paper should be within 60 characters (including space).
Authors Authors should be listed in full names, beginning with the given name, and followed by the family name. Affiliations (including department/subunit, institution, city, state/region, postal code and country) should be provided for each author. If the authors are affiliated to different units, the affiliation sequence should be in the same order of author list, marked at the right upper corner of the author names using 1, 2, 3, etc. Corresponding author's name, full postal address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address need to be provided.
Abstract A short summary (within 250 words) written in one paragraph, clearly indicating the objectives, the key methods, major results and their significance. Extensive experimental detail and reference should be avoided.
Keywords Up to 6 words separated by commas.
Introduction It mainly includes the following parts: the background of the research through literature citation, the problems or questions needed to be solved, the objectives of the research, and the main methods used.
Results Results can be described using text, tables and figures. The text should complement material given in Tables and/or Figures but should not directly repeat it. Please give full details of statistical analysis either in the text or in Tables and/or Figure legends. Please include the type of test, the precise data to which it was applied, the value of the relevant statistics, the sample size and/or degrees of freedom, and the probability level.
Discussion The main purpose of the Discussion is to comment on the significance of the results and set them in the context of previous work. Hypothesis should be rational and evidence-based. Please avoid repeating information in the Results section.
Materials and methods Methods must be described completely enough so that other laboratories can replicate results and verify claims. Generally, standard procedures should be referenced, though significant variations should be described. Appropriate experimental design and statistical methods should be applied and described wherever necessary for proper interpretation of data and verification of claims. All novel materials and procedures should be described in sufficient detail to allow their reproduction (e.g., DNA constructs, genetic stocks, enzyme preparations, and analytical software).
Acknowledgements A list of contributions, credits, potential conflicts of interests, and previous presentation of the information reported in the manuscript.
Abbreviations Abbreviations used in the text should be defined. However, some common names, such as GTP, RNA, PBS, PCR may not be defined. All nomenclature, including gene names and symbols, should be used in a scientifically accurate manner following the nomenclature conventions adopted by the scientific community.
Figure legends Every figure should contain a title, and the figure legend should follow the title closely. Figure legends should provide enough information to make the figures understandable without frequently referring to the text. Do not describe methods in figure legends unless they are necessary to interpret the results conveyed by the figure. Define in the legend all symbols and abbreviations that are used in the figure.
References The references section should include all printed/online journal articles, books and book chapters, published conference proceedings, and meeting abstracts. Please cite unpublished data (including submitted manuscripts) and personal communications in text only. Arrange the citations in alphabetical order. All authors' names (up to ten) should be quoted. Please refer to the following examples:
* An article in periodical:
Schuyler, S.C., Liu, J.Y., and Pellman, D. (2003). The molecular function of Ase1p: evidence for a MAP-dependent midzone-specific spindle matrix. J. Cell Biol. 160, 517 – 528.
* An article in book:
Ireland, D. (2003). Analysis of gene expression in bone by quantitative RT-PCR. In Bone Research Protocols, H.M. Helfrich, and S.H. Ralston, ed. (Berlin, Heidelberg: Humana Press), pp. 443 – 440.
* An entire book:
Gilbert, F.S. (1997). Developmental Biology (Stamford: Sinauer Associates).
In the text, references should be written as in the following examples: (Gao, 2002) or (Reid et al., 2008; Rao et al., 2009) or (Levy and Little, 2007) or (Sciuto et al., 2009 a, b).
For EndNote users, please download the EndNote citation output style file for Protein & Cell, and copy the file into C:\Program Files\EndNote X\Styles or appropriate EndNote style folder. The Protein & Cell reference style will be in the bibliography format output list.
Tables and Figures
Tables Tables should be practically self-contained and self-explanatory. All tables should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Label each table at the top with an Arabic numeral followed by the table title. Insert explanatory material and footnotes below the table. Designate footnotes using lowercase superscript letters (a, b, c) reading horizontally across the table. Abbreviations that are used in a table should be defined in the footnotes. Please prepare the tables in MS Word with a single-space format. Do not embed tables as graphic files, document objects, or pictures.
Figures Figures (graphs, charts, photographs, and illustrations) should be practically self-explanatory and labeled professionally. Dimensional drawings and diagrams should include only the essential details and as little lettering as possible. The magnification for micrograph should be indicated by scale bars, inscriptions should be legible, and the symbols and letters should be consistent among the panels.
Please make sure that the letters, labels and symbols are in proportion to the figure and are easily readable after the figures are reduced to printable size. For example, the final text should be at least 2 mm in size and the graph lines should be at least 0.5 pt in weight. We recommend that all graphs are submitted in the intended publication size.
The options include:
1 column width: 3.3 inches (8.4 cm)
2 column width: 6.7 inches (17 cm)
Maximum height: 9 inches (23.0 cm)
Figures should be prepared in a publication quality resolution. The minimal resolution is:
300 dpi for grayscale and color image
600 dpi for combination art (lettering and images)
1,200 dpi for line art
Each figure (with one or more panels) can be submitted individually through online submission system, which will automatically convert the figures to PDF format for review purpose and keep the original files for publication. To ensure the quality, we recommend TIFF or EPS file types for illustrations. If a single PDF file containing multiple figures is submitted, each figure should occupy a single page and the figure number should be indicated. However, original files will be requested upon acceptance. We cannot accept MS Powerpoint or MS Word file for figures.
Supplemental Materials
Supplemental materials that are directly related to the conclusion are welcomed. However, unrelated data may be removed by editors. Depending on the nature of supplemental data, they can be in plain text, MS Word, MS Excel, JPEG, TIFF, video et.al. We encourage authors to submit supplemental documents in PDF format if applicable.
Studies involving animals and humans
When animals, human tissues or clinical samples are used for experimentation, authors should state that they have complied with ethical standards adhering to the pertinent national guidelines, and to specific national laws where applicable.
Data Availability of Structural Studies
For papers describing structures of biological macromolecules and small molecules, the atomic coordinates and the related experimental data must be deposited at a member site of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (www.wwpdb.org): RCSB PDB (www.pdb.org), PDBe (www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe), PDBj (www.pdbj.org), or BMRB (www.bmrb.wisc.edu). The PDB ID should be included in the manuscript. Authors must agree to release the atomic coordinates and experimental data when the associated article is published.
Copyright transfer
No article can be published unless accompanied by a signed Copyright Transfer Statement, which ensures a transfer of copyright from the authors to the Higher Education Press, including print version, disk version, online version and other media versions. A copy of the Copyright Transfer Statement to be used will be provided with the letter of acceptance of the manuscript. Authors are asked to scan and return by e-mail or fax the signed statement to the editorial office of Protein & Cell at the Academic Publishing Division of the Higher Education Press.
No part of a paper which has been published by Protein & Cell may be reproduced or published elsewhere without the written permission of the publisher.
Submission
Please submit your complete manuscript to Protein & Cell editorial office through online submission system or through email (protein_cell@mail.biols.ac.cn).
We do not charge submission/publication fee for 2010 issues. Color figures, if considered essential for comprehension of research work, will be accepted and published for free.
Language assistance
Authors who are not native English speakers may appreciate assistance with grammar, vocabulary, and style. This can improve the accuracy and facilitate the communication with other scientists and reviewers. Some companies provide revising, editing, and proofreading services for scientific and medical research documents are listed:
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Please note that Protein & Cell does not use these services and will not guarantee the quality of their work.
Editorial Board
From Editor-in-Chief
 Protein & Cell has made a very strong start in its first two year of publication, covering 24 monthly issues with a consistently high standard of content and production.
Thanks to the contributors, editors, editorial board, editorial staff and publishers, both the scientific quality and the production quality of the journal have been outstanding. The quality and consistency of the journal has been recognized by the rapid acceptance for indexing in MEDLINE, which was successfully granted in November 2010 with the help of supporting statements from distinguished scientists, including James Watson, Zhijian Chen, Iain D Campbell, and Louise Johnson. We offer our sincerest thanks to them for their help and their confidence in the journal.
The content of Protein & Cell continues our aims to promote greater understanding of the cell, via structural and functional studies of its components and products. The journal has published reviews and primary papers on a wide range of fascinating topics, from genomics, DNA/RNA structure and functions, nucleosome assembly, DNA replication and repair, protein synthesis, protein structures and activities, signalling phenomena, cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, through to extracellular phenomena and molecular aspects of development and morphogenesis of multicellular organisms. Our output covers a broad spectrum of traditional specialist areas, with some emphasis on virology (HIV-1, SARS, influenza, enterovirus, HCV, lagovirus, coronavirus, viral integrases, proteases and reverse transcriptases), and also immunology (therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, complement, collectins, immune receptor functions and specificity, antimicrobial peptides and antiviral defence mechanisms). Molecular microbiology, enzymology, genetics, neurosciences and plant molecular sciences are also represented.
Although the journal is based in China, its international nature has been evident from the first issue. A significant proportion of manuscripts are from scientists in the US, with others contributed from UK, Japan, Germany, Singapore, etc. This is consistent with our aim to establish a congregating forum for worldwide scientists in the life sciences.
We have been fortunate to receive many contributions that report novel results and that are in the mainstream of scientific interest. We look forward to receiving more of the same in the future as the journal becomes more widely known. Again, we call upon our colleagues worldwide to join us in support of Protein & Cell, and to help build it into an objective, advanced, open and successful journal.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Zihe Rao, Nankai University, China
Deputy Editors-in-Chief
Le Kang, Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
George Fu Gao, Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Rui-Ming Xu, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Steven Y Cheng, Nanjing Medical University, China
Bob Sim, University of Oxford, UK
Board Members
Zhiqiang An, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
Ted Baker, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Joan Bennett, Rutgers University, USA
Leszek Borysiewicz, Medical Research Council, UK
Hsiao Chang Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Tse Wen Chang, Academia Sinica, China
Gursharan Singh Chhatwal, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany
Peter Colman, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia
Zixin Deng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Haian Fu, Emory University, USA
Wei Gu, Columbia University, USA
Jiahuai Han, Xiamen University, China
Shigang He, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xi He, Harvard University, USA
Zhigang He, Harvard University, USA
Rolf Hilgenfeld, University of Lübeck, Germany
Geoff Howlett, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Li Huang, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Neil Isaacs, University of Glasgow, UK
Aikichi Iwamoto, University of Tokyo, Japan
Li Jin, Fudan University, China
Andrzej Joachimiak, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Robert Kaptein, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Daniel Klionsky, University of Michigan, USA
Adrian R. Krainer, Cold Spring Harbor, USA
Chia-Wei Li, Tsing Hua University, China
Jinhua Lu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Keping Ma, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Brian Matthews, University of Oregon, USA
Andrew McMichael, University of Oxford, UK
Anming Meng, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Kunio Miki, Kyoto University, Japan
Ariel Ruiz i Altaba, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Yi Rao, Peking University, China
Yigong Shi, Tsinghua University, China
Hong-Bing Shu, Wuhan University, China
Timothy Springer, Harvard University, USA
David Stuart, University of Oxford, UK
Peiqing Sun, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Joel Sussman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Hong Tang, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhigang Tian, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Hans Vliegenthart, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Jia-huai Wang, Harvard University, USA
Peng Wang, Nankai University, China
Xiaodong Wang, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Dick Wettenhall, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Luet Wong, University of Oxford, UK
Chung-I Wu, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jane Wu, Northwestern University, USA
Tao Xu, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yongbiao Xue, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Gen Yamada, Kumamoto University, Japan
Tadashi Yamamoto, University of Tokyo, Japan
Li Yu, Tsinghua University, China
Kwok-yung Yuen, The University of Hong Kong, China
Chenyu Zhang, Nanjing University, China
Kan Zhang, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Hong Zhang, The National Institute of Biological Sciences, China
Mingjie Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
Yi Zhang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Yixian Zheng, Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA
Weimin Zhong, Yale University, USA
Yang Zhong, Fudan University, China
Yi Zhong, Cold Springer Harbor, USA
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