Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
Peer-reviewed scientific journal
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C: A Journal of Biosciences is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. It covers "all areas of animal and plant physiology, all aspects of biochemistry, neurobiology, virology and molecular genetics".[1] Historically, contributions were accepted in either German or English, but the current requirement is for manuscripts to be written in English.
History
The Zeitschrift für Naturforschung (English: Journal for Nature Research) was established in 1946 and split into two parts (A and B) in 1947. Part C was established in 1973, removing coverage of the biosciences from part B. Since its establishment, the titles used for Part C have been:
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. Teil C, Biochemie, Biophysik, Biologie, Virologie (ISSN 0341-0471, 1973)
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. Section C, Biosciences (ISSN 0341-0382, 1974–1983)
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. Section C, A European Journal of Biosciences (ISSN 0341-0382, 1984–1985)
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. C, A Journal of Biosciences (ISSN 0939-5075, 1986–present)