''The Journal of Biochemistry'' is a

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that covers research on

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, and

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. It was established in 1922 and is published by

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on behalf of the Japanese Biochemical Society. The

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is Makoto Nakanishi (

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.387.

Article types

''The Journal of Biochemistry'' publishes Regular Papers (original scientific work), Rapid Communications (complete, yet brief, accounts of work), and Reviews (short reviews solicited by the

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References

External links

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Japanese Biochemical Society
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