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Amino Acids

The Forum for Amino Acid, Peptide and Protein Research

Publishing model:
Open access

Overview

Amino Acids is an Open Access peer-reviewed journal focusing on the study of amino acids and related compounds across multiple disciplines.

  • Covers all aspects of amino acid and protein research.
  • Explores analysis, separation, synthesis, biosynthesis, and modification of amino acids.
  • Includes biochemistry, food chemistry, nutrition, neurology, psychiatry, pharmacology, nephrology, gastroenterology, and microbiology.
  • Highly rated by authors for future publication considerations.
Editor-in-Chief
  • Ellen I. Closs
Deputy Editor
  • Patrick Meffre

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
3.0 (2023)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
3.3 (2023)
Submission to first decision (median)
9 days
Downloads
815.7k (2024)

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Journal updates

  • Amino Acids is now fully open access!

    We are excited to announce that Amino Acids has now become a fully open-access (OA) journal as of January 2024. This means that we will only be publishing articles as Open Access meaning content will be freely available to readers worldwide, enabling the widest possible dissemination and reuse. 

  • The Open Access journal <i>Amino Acids</i> is looking for new Reviewers!

    As an international peer reviewed journal, Amino Acids is actively seeking members of the scientific community to contribute as reviewers. The expertise and thorough evaluations of Reviewers are instrumental in upholding the high standards and integrity of our journal.
    If you are interested in joining our team of reviewers, we warmly invite you to follow the link below and fill out the form with your details.

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1438-2199
Print ISSN
0939-4451
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  3. BIOSIS
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  5. Biological Abstracts
  6. CAB Abstracts
  7. CLOCKSS
  8. CNKI
  9. CNPIEC
  10. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  11. Current Contents/Life Sciences
  12. DOAJ
  13. Dimensions
  14. EBSCO
  15. EMBASE
  16. EMBiology
  17. Google Scholar
  18. INIS Atomindex
  19. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  20. Medline
  21. Meta
  22. Naver
  23. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  24. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  25. Pathway Studio
  26. Portico
  27. ProQuest
  28. Reaxys
  29. SCImago
  30. SCOPUS
  31. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  32. TD Net Discovery Service
  33. WTI AG
  34. Wanfang
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