ACS Synthetic Biology

{{Short description|Scientific journal (created in 2012)}}

{{Infobox journal

| title = ACS Synthetic Biology

| cover =

| editor = Christopher Voigt

| discipline = Synthetic biology, systems biology

| abbreviation = ACS Synth. Biol.

| publisher = American Chemical Society

| country = United States

| frequency = Monthly

| impact= 5.110

| impact-year= 2020

| history = 2012-present

| website = http://pubs.acs.org/journal/asbcd6

| link1-name = Online access

| eISSN = 2161-5063

| OCLC = 725876736

| CODEN = ASBCD6

}}

ACS Synthetic Biology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society. It began publishing accepted articles in the Fall of 2011, with the first full monthly issue published in January 2012.{{cite web|title=ACS Synthetic Biology Launched |url=http://www.synbio.org.uk/synthetic-biology-index/1985-acs-synthetic-biology-launched.html |publisher=synbio.org.uk |accessdate=28 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904024239/http://synbio.org.uk/synthetic-biology-index/1985-acs-synthetic-biology-launched.html |archivedate=4 September 2011 }} It covers all aspects of synthetic biology, including molecular, systems, and synthetic research.{{cite web|title=ACS Synthetic Biology Home Page|url=http://pubs.acs.org/journal/asbcd6|publisher=American Chemical Society|accessdate=28 November 2011}} The founding editor-in-chief is Christopher Voigt (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Types of articles

The journal publishes

  • Letters: Short reports of original research focused on an individual finding
  • Articles: Original research presenting findings of immediate, broad interest.
  • Reviews: Expert perspectives and analyses of recently published research
  • Technical Notes: Concise communications that focus on the characterization of new or interesting tools and websites
  • Tutorials: Detailed descriptions of synthetic, computational, and systems methodologies

References

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See also