Live microscopy
Visualising biology is a proven powerful strategy of scientific discovery, with live microscopy being a particularly successful endeavour. But only the latest revolutionary technologies in advanced live cell microscopy demonstrate the desired technological leap capable of overcoming the challenge to image the inner workings of living cells, tissues, and organs. The expectation is that these new technologies and methodologies will shape biomedical sciences in the years to come.
Communications Biology is inviting submissions on the topic of articles in live microscopy – from new tools to emerging techniques, from conventional to advanced light microscopy - with the aim of publishing high-quality research devoted to advance our understanding of biology. Reviews, Perspectives, and Comments covering these topics will also be considered for inclusion in the Collection. All submissions will be subject to the same review process and editorial standards as regular Communications Biology Articles.
Editors
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Marco Fritzsche
University of Oxford, UK
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Natalie Elia
Ben Gurion University, Israel
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Chao Zhou
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
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Periklis Pantazis
Imperial College London, UK
The Collection will publish original research papers, Reviews, Perspectives and Comments (full details on content types can be found here). Papers will be published in Communications Biology as soon as they are accepted and then collected together and promoted on the Collection homepage. All Guest Edited Collections are associated with a call for papers and are managed by one or more of our Editorial Board Members and/or the journal's Editors.
All Collections are open for submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of Communications Biology more generally. See our editorial process page for more details. All submissions will be subject to the same review process and editorial standards as regular Communications Biology Articles, including the journal’s policy on competing interests. The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions, which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests. This Collection has not been supported by sponsorship.
