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FEBS Open Bio. 2021 Dec;11(12):3183-3188. doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.13326.

FEBS Open Bio: past, present and future.

FEBS open bio

Duncan E Wright, Félix M Goñi, Mary Purton, László Fésüs, Johannes Buchner, John Mowbray, Miguel A De la Rosa

Affiliations

  1. FEBS Open Bio Editorial Office, Cambridge, UK.
  2. Department of Biochemistry, Instituto BIOFISIKA (CSIC, UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain.
  3. FEBS Press, Cambridge, UK.
  4. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
  5. Department of Chemistry, Center for Protein Assemblies, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany.
  6. Emeritus member of the Division of Biosciences, University College London, UK.
  7. Institute for Chemical Research (IIQ), Scientific Research Centre Isla de la Cartuja (cicCartuja), Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Spain.

PMID: 34851554 PMCID: PMC8634854 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13326

Abstract

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of FEBS Open Bio, we spoke to some of the key figures of the journal's genesis, development, and its future direction, and recount here their thoughts and experiences. Prof. Félix. Goñi discusses the role of the FEBS Publication Committee in the journal's beginnings, Dr Mary Purton relates her experiences as the journal's Executive Editor, Prof. László Fésüs explains how the journal developed during his tenure as Chair of the Publication Committee, and Prof. Johannes Buchner looks forward to the future of FEBS Press and academic publishing. Finally, Prof. John (Iain) Mowbray describes his "Friday afternoon thought" to start a new journal.

© 2021 The Authors. FEBS Open Bio published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Federation of European Biochemical Societies.

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