The EMBO Journal is a semi-monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on full-length papers describing original research of general interest in molecular biology and related areas. The editor-in-chief is Facundo D. Batista (Harvard Medical School).

History

The journal was established in 1982 and was published by Nature Publishing Group on behalf of the European Molecular Biology Organization until the launch of EMBO Press in 2013.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts • Biological Abstracts • BIOSIS Previews • CAB Abstracts • Chemical Abstracts Service • Current Contents/Life Sciences]] • EBSCO databases • Embase • Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed • Science Citation Index Expanded • Scopus • |undefined According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 9.4.