FEBS Letters
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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FEBS Lett. |
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| Discipline | Molecular biosciences |
| Edited by | Felix Wieland |
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Publication history
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1968–present |
| Frequency | 24 issues/year |
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| 3.519 | |
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0014-5793 (print) 1873-3468 (web) |
| LCCN | 68006508 |
| CODEN | FEBLAL |
| OCLC no. | 1569056 |
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FEBS Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of molecular biosciences, including molecular biology and biochemistry. The aim of the journal is to publish primary research as short reports in the form of Research Letters and Hypotheses, as well as secondary research in the form of Review articles. FEBS Letters is published by Wiley on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS). The editorial office of FEBS Letters is based in Heidelberg, Germany.
The initial idea of FEBS Letters as a journal for rapid communication of short reports in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology was proposed by the Secretary General of FEBS, W.J. Whelan, at the 4th FEBS Meeting held in Oslo in 1967. After further discussions and preparations, the first issue of FEBS Letters appeared in July 1968 with Satya Prakash Datta acting as Managing Editor. The initial editorial policy urged the authors to submit their manuscripts directly to a member of the Editorial Board, who independently evaluated them and, if needed, consulted external referees. Apart from original research articles, early on FEBS Letters started publishing short reviews, hypotheses, discussion articles and meeting reports, as well as a number of supplements to regular issues extensively covering topical subjects. In 2000 the handling of manuscripts was centralized and the editorial process amended and standardized.
Satya Prakash Datta, who served as Managing Editor until 1985, was succeeded by Giorgio Semenza (1986-2000) and Matti Saraste (2000-2001). Since 2001, the Managing Editor is Felix Wieland.
The journal published 144 articles in 1968, and from then on steadily increased its output to reach an all-time high of 1733 published articles in 1999.
FEBS Letters staff consists of the Managing Editor, the Editorial Office and the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is composed of Academic Editors, who are exclusively active scientists working in different fields of the molecular biosciences.
In accordance with the Managing Editor, the staff at the Editorial Office evaluates all submissions based on editorial policy and general scientific criteria. Manuscripts that pass through the pre-screening process are distributed to appropriate Academic Editors. The Academic Editors evaluate the manuscripts, supervise the peer-review process and make final decisions autonomously. The handling time from submission to first decision is on average 2.3 weeks. Manuscripts accepted for publication are processed by Wiley and published both online and in print, bundled in 24 issues per year.
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