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Metabolic Engineering Communications Template

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About the Metabolic Engineering Communications format

Metabolic Engineering Communications is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Metabolic Engineering Communications, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Biofuel production and bioconversion Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
ISSN2214-0301
Citation impact (2-yr)5.4
h-index52
i10-index201
Total citations8,962
Article processing charge$1,800
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereTechnical University of Denmark
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Metabolic Engineering Communications per year

6
2014
17
2015
26
2016
16
2017
19
2018
35
2019
40
2020
32
2021
24
2022
13
2023
24
2024
12
2025

Citation impact of Metabolic Engineering Communications by publication year

206
2014
977
2015
1.2K
2016
1K
2017
733
2018
1.5K
2019
1.6K
2020
785
2021
489
2022
211
2023
214
2024
39
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Metabolic Engineering Communications

Enhancing muconic acid production from glucose and lignin-derived aromatic compounds via increased protocatechuate decarboxylase activity

Christopher W. Johnson, Davinia Salvachúa, Payal Khanna et al. · 29 Apr 2016

The conversion of biomass-derived sugars and aromatic molecules to cis,cis-muconic acid (referred to hereafter as muconic acid or muconate) has been of recent interest owing to its facile conversion to adipic acid, an important commodity chemical. Metabolic routes to produce muconate from both sugars and many lignin-derived aromatic compounds require the use of a decarboxylase…

CRISPR–Cas system enables fast and simple genome editing of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains

Vratislav Šťovíček, Irina Borodina, Jochen Förster · 31 Mar 2015

There is a demand to develop 3rd generation biorefineries that integrate energy production with the production of higher value chemicals from renewable feedstocks. Here, robust and stress-tolerant industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae will be suitable production organisms. However, their genetic manipulation is challenging, as they are usually diploid or polyploid . Therefore, there is a…

Advances in the development and application of microbial consortia for metabolic engineering

Kamran Jawed, Syed Shams Yazdani, Mattheos Koffas · 20 May 2019

Recent advances in metabolic engineering enable the production of high-value chemicals via expressing complex biosynthetic pathways in a single microbial host. However, many engineered strains suffer from poor product yields due to redox imbalance and excess metabolic burden, and require compartmentalization of the pathway for optimal function. To address this problem, significant developments have been…

YaliBricks, a versatile genetic toolkit for streamlined and rapid pathway engineering in Yarrowia lipolytica

Lynn Wong, Jake Engel, Erqing Jin et al. · 1 Oct 2017

Effective metabolic engineering of microorganisms relies on balanced expression of both heterologous and endogenous genes to channel metabolic flux towards products of interest while achieving reasonable biomass buildup. To facilitate combinatorial pathway engineering and facile genetic operation, we engineered a set of modular cloning vectors compatible with BioBrick standards, called YaliBricks, to allow for rapid…

Microbial production of 1-octanol: A naturally excreted biofuel with diesel-like properties

M. Akhtar, Hariharan Dandapani, Kati Thiel et al. · 20 Nov 2014

The development of sustainable, bio-based technologies to convert solar energy and carbon dioxide into fuels is a grand challenge. A core part of this challenge is to produce a fuel that is compatible with the existing transportation infrastructure. This task is further compounded by the commercial desire to separate the fuel from the biotechnological host.…

Metabolic Engineering Communications template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Metabolic Engineering Communications format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Metabolic Engineering Communications template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Metabolic Engineering Communications use?
Metabolic Engineering Communications uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Metabolic Engineering Communications, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Metabolic Engineering Communications document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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