Prion

Aims & Scope

Prion is the first international peer-reviewed open access journal to focus exclusively on protein folding and misfolding, protein assembly disorders, protein-based and structural inheritance.

The goal is to foster communication and rapid exchange of information through timely publication of important results using traditional as well as electronic formats.

The overriding criteria for publication in Prion are originality, scientific merit and general interest.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine and Neuroscience, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,630.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Amyloid fibrils

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Roma N., Louise C.

• The elaborate structure of spider silk

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Lin, Thomas

• Structural polymorphism of Alzheimer Aβ and other amyloid fibrils

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Marcus, Jessica, Nikolaus

• The therapeutic potential of chemical chaperones in protein folding diseases

  Citation: 221

  Authors: Leonardo, Valerie

• Apoptosis Versus Cell Differentiation

  Citation: 194

  Authors: David, Aurelie, Sebastien, Celine, Carmen

• Tunneling nanotubes: A possible highway in the spreading of tau and other prion-like proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Saida, Jessica W., Karen, Guiliana Soraya, Chiara

• Dysregulation of neural calcium signaling in Alzheimer disease, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Michael J.

• Real-time quaking-induced conversion

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Ryuichiro, Kazunori, Katsuya, Noriyuki

• RNA-binding proteins with prion-like domains in ALS and FTLD-U

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Aaron D., James

• The Prion Protein Knockout Mouse

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Andrew D., Susan, Adriano