''Protein Engineering, Design & Selection'' (PEDS) is a publication of

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. PEDS publishes research papers and review articles that are relevant to the

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

and

selection Selection may refer to: Science * Selection (biology), also called natural selection, selection in evolution ** Sex selection, in genetics ** Mate selection, in mating ** Sexual selection in humans, in human sexuality ** Human mating strat ...

proteins Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, re ...

with novel or improved properties for practical applications, or aimed at understanding the fundamental links between protein sequence,

structure A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as ...

, dynamics, function, and

evolution Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, re ...

History

Originally titled ''Protein Engineering'' and published by IRL Press Ltd, the journal was founded in 1986 under executive editors Anthony R. Rees and Gregory A. Petsko. Later senior editors included Sir Alan R. Fersht, Valerie D. Daggett, Sir Gregory Winter, and Roberto A. Chica.

Abstracting and indexing

''Protein Engineering, Design & Selection'' is indexed in

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. According to the latest

, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.6.

References

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