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Journal of Fluorescence is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original articles that advance the practice of this established spectroscopic technique. Topics covered include advances in theory/and or data analysis, studies of the photophysics of aromatic molecules, solvent, and environmental effects, development of stationary or time-resolved measurements, advances in fluorescence microscopy, imaging, photobleaching/recovery measurements, and/or phosphorescence for studies of cell biology, chemical biology and the advanced uses of fluorescence in flow cytometry/analysis, immunology, high throughput screening/drug discovery, DNA sequencing/arrays, genomics and proteomics. Typical applications might include studies of macromolecular dynamics and conformation, intracellular chemistry, and gene expression. The journal also publishes papers that describe the synthesis and characterization of new fluorophores, particularly those displaying unique sensitivities and/or optical properties. In addition to original articles, the Journal also publishes reviews, rapid communications, short communications, letters to the editor, topical news articles, and technical and design notes.

Editor-in-Chief
Chris D. Geddes
Institute of Fluorescence, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Columbus Center, 701 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA.
Regional Editors
Amit Chattopadhyay (India): Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
Martin Hof (Europe): Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Alan G. Ryder, (Europe) National University of Ireland - Galway, Ireland
Trevor Smith (Australia): University of Melbourne, Australia
Assistant to the Editor(s)
Caroleann Aitken (Administrative), University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Batlimore, MD, USA
Founding Editor
Joseph R. Lakowicz, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 
Editorial Board
Susan L. Bane, (Chemical Biology) Binghamton University
George Barisas, (Cell) Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Kevin D. Belfield, (Photochemistry, Polymers) New Jersey Institute of Technology
S. Buddhudu, (Luminescence and Glasses) Sri Venkateswara University, India
Alexander P. Demchenko, (Fluorescence Sensors)Palladin Institute of Biochemstry, Kiev, Ukraine
A.P. deSilva, (Fluorescence Sensors/switches) Queen's University, Belfast
Peter Douglas, (Porphyrins, Photographic Dyes, Sensors) University of Wales Swansea, UK
Michael D. Heagy, (Molecular sensors) New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Stefan W. Hell, (Confocal and Non-linear Microscopy) Max Planck Institute, Gottengen, Germany
Rhoda Elison Hirsch, (Heme Protein Fluorescence) Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lennart B.-A. Johansson, (Protein & Lipid Membrane Chemistry/FRET/DDEM) University of Umeå
Michael L. Johnson, (Data Analysis) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
G. Krishnamoorthy, (Protein Dynamics, Protein-DNA Interactions) Tata Inst. Fundamental Research, India
Andrew Mills, (Fluorescence Sensing) University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
John C. Owicki, (High Throughput Screening/Drug Discovery) Independent Consultant
Suzanne Scarlata, Stony Brook University, NY, USA. 
Peter T.C. So, (Correlation Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Microscopy) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Steve Soper, (DNA Sequencing) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Lousiana
Nancy L. Thompson, (TIRF, FCS and cell membrane biophysics) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard B. Thompson, (Biosensing & fibre optic sensing) University of Maryland, Baltimore
HB Tripathi, (Time-Domain Spectroscopy) Mankapur Estate, India