Microbial Cell Factories, an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal published by BioMed Central, has called for submissions to a special thematic series on Systems biotechnology and metabolic engineering, edited by Sang Yup Lee.
The series will focus on systems approaches to microbial biotechnology, spanning up-stream strain (cell and organism development by metabolic engineering) to mid-stream (fermentation and other unit operations) and down-stream processes. In the cases of mid- to down-stream bioprocesses, the systems engineering approach has been successfully applied in chemical industries (as a core subject of chemical engineering). Now, it is time to take systems biotechnological approaches in developing up-stream processes such as strain development, which will ultimately lead to successful biotechnology development when combined with systems engineering of mid- to down-stream processes.
Interested parties may submit their manuscript online, indicating in the covering letter that they would like to be considered for the series. Submissions to the series will undergo rigorous peer review and if acceptable, the article will be formally published in Microbial Cell Factories as soon as it is ready, and will be highlighted as part of the collection. The series will run continuously throughout 2013.
If you would like to enquire about the suitability of a study for consideration, please email a presubmission enquiry to editorial@microbialcellfactories.com.
