Amino Acids is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research related to the chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and toxicology of amino acids and related compounds. The journal aims to cover a broad range of topics related to amino acids, including their biosynthesis, catabolism, metabolism, transport, signaling, and functions in the body.

The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, rapid communications, and mini-reviews on all aspects of amino acids and their derivatives. The main focus of the journal is to publish research studies that enhance our understanding of the biological and physiological roles of amino acids in the human body as well as plants and microbes.

The scope includes, but is not limited to:
Chemical and structural properties of amino acids and proteins
Protein synthesis, folding, and degradation
Protein-protein interactions
Enzymology and metabolism of amino acids
Peptide and protein engineering
Neurotransmission and signaling by amino acids and related compounds
Therapeutic applications of amino acids in neurology, immunology, cancer, metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases
Biotechnological applications of amino acids in plants
Applied microbiology
Role and function of amino acids and peptides in nutrition, health, and disease
Amino acids in drug discovery and development
Applications of amino acids and peptides as biomaterials and biocatalysts

The journal also aims to provide a platform for researchers to publish their findings on the therapeutic applications of amino acids and their derivatives in the treatment of various diseases, such as metabolic and neurological disorders, cancer,  and cardiovascular diseases. In addition, the journal features articles on the nutritional and dietary aspects of amino acids, such as their dietary intake, supplementation, and metabolism, and how these factors influence human health and disease.
Overall, Amino Acids is an essential forum for researchers, academics, and clinicians interested in the chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and toxicology of amino acids and related compounds.

Editor-in-Chief
Ellen I. Closs
Department of Pharmacology
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Founding Editor
G. Lubec, Vienna, Austria
Review Editor
J. D. Wade, Melbourne, Australia

Editors
APPLIED SCIENCES

Food Chemistry
G. Wu, College Station, TX, USA

Nutrition
F. Blachier, Paris, France
L.J.C. van Loon, Maastricht, The Netherlands
R. Waterman, Miles City, MT, USA

Toxicology
A. M. Marini, Bethesda, MD, USA 

BIOINFORMATICS

D. Frishman, Freising, Germany
S. C. E. Tosatto, Padua, Italy

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
L. Sinclair, Dundee, UK

Animal Physiology
F. Bazer, College Station, TX, USA
Microbiology
J. González López, Granada, Spain
S. Stuchlík, Bratislava, Slovakia
Plant Physiology
H. Hesse, Potsdam, Germany

CELL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Amino Acid Oxidation
D. Bartolini, Perugia, Italy
Biosynthesis & Metabolism
J. Broos, Groningen, The Netherlands
S. Gross, New York, NY, USA

Enzymes
C. Schiene-Fischer, Halle/Saale, Germany

Phosphorylation of Amino Acids
K. Barnouin, London, UK
Post-translational Modification
I. Matić, Cologne, Germany
M.H. Park, Bethesda, MD, USA

Signal Transduction
V. Parpura, Birmingham, AL, USA

Sulfur containing Amino Acids
H. Jakubowski, Newark, NJ, USA 

Taurine
S.W. Schaffer, Mobile, AL, USA

Transport
D. Zilberstein, Haifa, Israel

CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Analytical Chemistry
D. Tsikas, Hannover, Germany

Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
F. Erdmann, Halle/Saale, Germany
T. Langer, Vienna, Austria
J. Pietzsch, Dresden, Germany

Peptides
F. Albericio, Barcelona, Spain
M. S. Palma, São Paulo, Brazil
J. D. Wade, Melbourne, Australia

Protein Structure & Conformation
A.G. de Brevern, Paris, France
S. Dai, Denver, CO, USA
M. Denzel, Cologne, Germany
P. Kursula, Oulu, Finland
Y. Su, Kenilworth, NJ, USA

Polyamines and Transglutaminases
E. Agostinelli, Rome, Italy
S. Beninati, Rome, Italy

Synthesis
E.R.P. González, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
W. Maison, Hamburg, Germany
P. Meffre, Nimes, France
V. A. Soloshonok, Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain 

GENETICS
M. Selbach, Berlin, Germany 

MEDICAL BIOLOGY

Ethnomedicine
J. Metcalf, Jackson, WY, USA
Medical Applications
S. Chen, Bethesda, MD, USA

Molecular Imaging
Z. Cheng, Stanford, CA, USA

Molecular Oncology & Cancer
G.J. Peters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J.M. Phang, Frederick, MD, USA
B.C. Yoo, Goyang, South Korea 

NEUROSCIENCES
G. Lubec, Vienna, Austria

Behaviour
M. Engelmann, Magdeburg, Germany
P. Popik, Krakow, Poland 
C. T. Wotjak, Munich, Germany

Brain Injury
H. S. Sharma, Uppsala, Sweden
Excitatory Amino Acids
V. Bolshakov, Belmont, MA, USA

Neuropharmacology
T. Harkany, Stockholm, Sweden and Vienna, Austria
F. Nyberg, Uppsala, Sweden

Neurophysiology/neuronal signaling
I. Greger, Cambridge, UK
P. Rondard, Montpellier, France

Psychiatry and neurology
K. Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan



PROTEINS

Interaction Proteomics
K.W. Li, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Metalloproteins
P. Fechter, Illkirch, France
Proteomics
P. Beltran-Alvarez, Hull, UK
M. Hubbard, Melbourne, Australia
J. Marshal, Toronto, ON, Canada
J.R. Wisniewski, Martinsried, Germany

Systems Biology
P. R. Jungblut, Berlin, Germany
J. Peng, Memphis, TN, USA