Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced the signing of a new collaboration agreement between Biotechnology Journal and the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB). From 2013, the Federation will contribute two special issues to the journal annually. Representatives from the AFOB will also join the editorial board.
Edited by Professor Sang Yup Lee, from KAIST University in South Korea, and Professor Alois Jungbauer from BOKU University in Austria, the journal attracts international authors and a global readership. It will be awarded an official Impact Factor in 2013.
As a partner journal of the AFOB, the Biotechnology Journal will work with the Federation to disseminate scientific knowledge from Asian research communities to a global audience by dedicating special issues to research and breakthroughs on topics that are relevant to all biotechnologists.
A new ‘AFOB Highlights’ section will also be introduced to the journal as a forum for reporting Federation news, announcements, prizes and awards. The AFOB will also contribute news and views to Wiley’s BiotecVisions e-magazine, which will be circulated to all Federation members on a monthly basis.
The journal will continue to collaborate with the European Federation of Biotechnology section on Biochemical Engineering, placing it in a unique position to serve as a bridge between European and Asian biotechnologists.
