Aims & Scope
Synthetic Biology and Engineering (SBE) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to publishing high-impact, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of synthetic biology and engineering, spanning fundamental discoveries to industrial translation.
High-level original research articles, reviews, communications, commentaries, perspectives and research highlights are very welcome. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
Advancing Tools & Theories:
- Design, construction, modeling, and analysis of biological/biohybrid systems (genetic circuits, parts, cells)
- Novel DNA/genome editing technologies
- Computational design & modeling
- Automation/biofoundries
- Cell-free systems
- Minimal cells
- Protein engineering
Driving Industrial Biotechnology: Applying synthetic biology for sustainable biomanufacturing of:
- Chemicals & fuels (biofuels, fine/bulk chemicals)
- Food & nutrition (engineered microbes/plants, novel ingredients)
- Therapeutics & healthcare (engineered cells, therapies, diagnostics, natural products)
- Engineered biomaterials & environmental solutions (bioremediation, sensing)
Enabling Processes & Responsible Innovation:
- Bioprocess engineering & scale-up
- Metabolic/pathway engineering
- Industrial perspectives
- Emerging trends
- Synthetic microbiomes
- Social responsibility, ethics, biosafety & biosecurity