Aims & Scope

BF publishes biotechnology research that combines sound biological evidence with a clear technological contribution.

Areas of interest

• Molecular, cellular and protein biotechnology
• Gene editing, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering
• Microbial biotechnology, fermentation and industrial bioprocesses
• Plant, agricultural and food biotechnology
• Environmental biotechnology and bioremediation
• Enzyme technology, biomaterials and biosensors
• Bioinformatics, systems biology and computational biotechnology
• Bioprocess design, scale-up, downstream processing and quality control
• Biosafety, regulation and responsible biotechnology development

A suitable manuscript should include adequate controls, replication and comparison with an appropriate baseline or existing method. Descriptions of products without validation, routine screening studies and unsupported claims of commercial or clinical readiness are outside the journal's scope.