Insect Molecular Biology has been dedicated to providing researchers with the opportunity to publish high quality original research on topics broadly related to insect molecular biology since 1992. IMB is particularly interested in publishing research in insect genomics/genes and proteomics/proteins.
This includes research related to:
• insect gene structure
• control of gene expression
• localisation and function/activity of proteins
• interactions of proteins and ligands/substrates
• effect of mutations on gene/protein function
• evolution of insect genes/genomes, especially where principles relevant to insects in general are established
• molecular population genetics where data are used to identify genes (or regions of genomes) involved in specific adaptations
• gene mapping using molecular tools
• molecular interactions of insects with microorganisms including Wolbachia, symbionts and viruses or other pathogens transmitted by insects
Papers can include large data sets e.g.from micro-array or proteomic experiments or analyses of genome sequences done in silico (subject to the data being placed in the context of hypothesis testing).
For more information on suitable content for IMB see Editorial here.
IMB in also interested in publishing research associated with whole genome sequencing efforts and sequence consortium coordinators are encouraged to contact the Editors for more information.

Editors
Jennifer Brisson
Department of Biology
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
USA

Prof. Zhijian Tu
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
USA

Mark J.I. Paine
Vector Biology Group
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Liverpool
UK

Reviews Editor
George Dimopoulos
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
USA

Associate Editors
Sassan Asgari
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia

Simon Baxter
Genetics and Evolution
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Gaelen Burke
Biological Sciences
University of Georgia 
Athens, Georgia, United States

Peter Dearden
Biochemistry Department
Dunedin, New Zealand

Allison Hansen
University of California, Riverside 
Riverside, California, United States

Immo Hansen
Department of Biology 
New Mexico State University 
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

Brendan Hunt
Department of Entomology 
University of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Alain Kohl
Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, UK 

Gareth Lycett
Vector Group, LSTM
Liverpool, UK

Utpal Pal
Department of Veterinary Medicine 
University of Maryland 
College Park, United States

Reddy Palli
Department of Entomology
University of Kentucky 
Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Ronald Jason Pitts
Baylor University 
Waco, Texas, United States 

Zila Simoes
Department of Biology 
University of Sao Paulo 
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Steven Sinkins
Centre for Virus Research 
University of Glasgow 
Glasgow, UK 

Jing-Jiang Zhou
Biological Chemistry
Rothamsted Research 
Harpenden, Herts, UK

Jinsong Zhu
Department of Biochemistry 
Virginia Tech 
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Yoshi Tomoyasu
Department of Zoology 
Miami University of Ohio
Oxford, Ohio, United States