''Matrix Biology'' is a

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in the field of

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. The journal is published 8 times per year by

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. The journal was established in 1981 as ''Collagen and Related Research'' and renamed to ''Matrix: Collagen and Related Research'' in 1988, before obtaining its current name in 1994. It is an official journal of the American Society for Matrix Biology and the International Society for Matrix Biology. The current

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is Renato V. Iozzo (

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, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2024

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of 4.6.

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