''Biochemistry'' is a peer-reviewed

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in the field of

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. Founded in 1962, the journal is now published weekly by the

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, with 51 or 52 annual issues. The journal's 2015

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was 2.876, and it received a total of 79,348 citations in 2015.''Biochemistry'': About
(accessed May 24, 2017) The previous editor-in-chief was Richard N. Armstrong (

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) (2004–16). After his death,

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(

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) was appointed editor-in-chief.''Biochemistry'': Editor Profile
(accessed May 24, 2017)

Indexing

''Biochemistry'' is indexed in:

References

External links

''Biochemistry'' websiteNCBI: ''Biochemistry''
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