Biophysical review's 'meet the editors series'-a profile of Naranamangalam R. Jagannathan

Biophysical Reviews' "Meet the Editors Series": a profile of Damien Hall

This piece introduces Damien Hall, Chief Editor of the Biophysical Reviews journal since 2019. Currently working as an Assistant Professor at Kanazawa University, the author describes his association with the journal along with some parts of his family history and academic journey.

Biophysical Reviews: 2020-looking back, going forward

After first describing the issue contents (Biophysical Reviews-Volume 12 Issue 6), this Editorial goes on to provide a short round-up of the activities of the journal in 2020. Directly following this Editorial are two obituaries marking the recent deaths of Prof. Fumio Oosawa (Japan) and Dr. Herbert Tabor (USA)-two major figures in Biophysical/Biochemical science from the last 100 years.

Biophysical Reviews: a Q1 ranked journal in biophysics and structural biology

This Editorial for Biophysical Reviews (Volume 12, Issue 5) begins with a description of the two feature articles. The first being the latest in the "Meet the Editors Series" describing Rosangela Itri-the Biophysical Reviews Executive Editor responsible for the South American region. The second feature article is by Alexandra Zidovska, the inaugural winner of the 2020 "Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists' Independent Research." Next highlighted are the Issue contents, which consist of five Commentaries/Letters and eleven Reviews. Finally, we conclude with a description of Biophysical Reviews' ascension within the world's major journal rankings index (Elsevier, Scimago)-becoming 12th overall (out of 156) within the biophysics category and receiving the coveted Q1 rating in both biophysics and structural biology sections.

Biophysical Reviews-Quantitative analysis of biological phenomenon

This Editorial first describes the articles constituting the current Issue (Volume 12 Issue 3). It then goes on to outline the formal invitation procedure for those interested in submitting a review article to the journal. The Editorial concludes by describing the nomination process for the 2021 Michèle Auger Award for Young Scientists' Independent Research.