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Aims and Scope

Journal of Biological and Sustainability Sciences

About the Journal

The Journal of Biological and Sustainability Sciences (JBSS) is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of biological discovery, biotechnological innovation, human well-being, and environmental sustainability.

JBSS publishes high-quality original research articles, review articles, and short communications across the biological sciences, with emphasis on studies that translate biological knowledge, natural resources, and innovative technologies into scientifically supported industrial, therapeutic, environmental, agricultural, or sustainability-oriented applications.

The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working in microbiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, natural-product sciences, nanobiotechnology, bioprocess engineering, bioresource utilization, and related fields.

Both fundamental and applied studies are considered, provided that their biological significance and broader scientific, technological, health-related, environmental, or socioeconomic relevance are clearly established.

JBSS publishes manuscripts in English to promote international accessibility, discoverability, scholarly communication, and global scientific collaboration.

Scope of the Journal

The scope of JBSS includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Applied and Industrial Microbiology

  • Microbial enzyme production, characterization, and optimization
  • Microbial physiology and metabolism
  • Industrially important microorganisms
  • Solid-state and submerged fermentation
  • Microbial bioconversion and biotransformation
  • Optimization of microbial and enzymatic processes
  • Response-surface methodology and statistical optimization of bioprocesses

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

  • Microbial, plant, and environmental biotechnology
  • Bioprocess development, scale-up, and optimization
  • Recombinant DNA technology and metabolic engineering
  • Synthetic biology and systems biotechnology
  • Enzyme biotechnology and biocatalysis
  • Biosensors and biologically derived analytical technologies
  • Sustainable production of industrially relevant biomolecules

Bioresource Valorization and Biorefineries

  • Valorization of agricultural, food, forestry, and lignocellulosic residues
  • Biomass pretreatment, hydrolysis, and saccharification
  • Biological production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals
  • Production of bioethanol, biogas, hydrogen, xylitol, organic acids, enzymes, and platform chemicals
  • Integrated biorefinery processes
  • Waste-to-value technologies
  • Renewable biological resources and sustainable feedstocks

Environmental Biotechnology and the Circular Bioeconomy

  • Biological waste treatment and resource recovery
  • Bioremediation and biodegradation
  • Microbial solutions for environmental pollution
  • Sustainable management of biological resources
  • Resource efficiency and cleaner biological production
  • Climate-responsive biotechnology
  • Circular-bioeconomy models and Sustainable Development Goal-aligned innovations

Molecular Biology, Functional Genomics, and Bioinformatics

  • Gene isolation, cloning, expression, and functional characterization
  • PCR-based molecular characterization
  • Comparative genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
  • Functional and evolutionary genomics
  • Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses
  • Plant and microbial biosynthetic pathways
  • Computational biology and bioinformatics studies with clear biological relevance

Natural Products, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacognosy

  • Extraction, isolation, purification, and characterization of natural compounds
  • Phytochemical profiling and metabolite identification
  • Plant-, microbial-, marine-, and other biologically derived natural products
  • Pharmacognostic evaluation
  • Structure-activity relationships of biologically active compounds
  • Biological and pharmacological screening of natural products
  • Sustainable utilization of medicinal and aromatic biological resources

Green Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology

  • Green and biologically mediated synthesis of nanomaterials
  • Microbial- and plant-assisted nanoparticle synthesis
  • Physicochemical and biological characterization of nanomaterials
  • Nano-enabled drug-delivery systems
  • Antimicrobial, antioxidant, catalytic, environmental, and biomedical applications of nanomaterials
  • Biosafety, biocompatibility, and biological interactions of nanomaterials
  • Sustainable nanotechnology and bio-based nanomaterials

Antimicrobial Research and Resistance

  • Antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic agents
  • Antimicrobial activity of natural, synthetic, and nanoformulated compounds
  • Mechanisms of antimicrobial action
  • Antimicrobial resistance and resistance-modifying strategies
  • Biofilm formation, inhibition, and eradication
  • Microbial susceptibility studies involving clinically, agriculturally, or environmentally relevant organisms

Biomedical and Therapeutic Biosciences

  • Preclinical and mechanistic evaluation of biologically active compounds
  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of therapeutic activity
  • Neuropharmacology and natural therapeutic agents
  • Cholinesterase and other therapeutically relevant enzyme-inhibition studies
  • Oxidative stress, inflammation, and antioxidant mechanisms
  • Cancer biology, chemoprevention, and anticancer agents
  • Drug-delivery systems and bioavailability enhancement
  • Biologically derived leads for the prevention or management of human diseases

Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Prebiotics

  • Bioactive food components and functional ingredients
  • Nutraceuticals and health-promoting natural products
  • Prebiotic carbohydrates and microbial metabolites
  • Probiotics, synbiotics, and functional microbial cultures
  • Food-derived antioxidants and therapeutic compounds
  • Sustainable production and evaluation of functional foods
  • Relationships among diet, biological activity, and human health

Editorial Priority

Editorial priority is given to manuscripts that:

  • Present original and scientifically significant findings
  • Employ appropriate experimental, analytical, or computational methods
  • Include adequate controls, replication, and statistical analysis
  • Provide sufficient methodological detail to support reproducibility
  • Interpret findings in relation to current scientific knowledge
  • Demonstrate a clear biological, technological, therapeutic, environmental, or sustainability-related contribution
  • Comply with applicable ethical, biosafety, and research-integrity requirements

Purely descriptive studies, routine screening studies without sufficient analytical or mechanistic depth, inadequately validated computational studies, and manuscripts with limited novelty or weak alignment with the journal's scope may be declined during the initial editorial assessment.

Peer-Review Process

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal, scientific quality, originality, ethical compliance, and adherence to submission requirements.

Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation are assessed through a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. Final editorial decisions are based on scientific validity, methodological rigor, originality, clarity, significance, ethical compliance, and the recommendations of qualified reviewers.

Detailed requirements concerning peer review, authorship, competing interests, research ethics, data integrity, corrections, retractions, and publication misconduct are provided in the journal's Peer Review Policy, Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, and Author Guidelines.