Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of biological sciences. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciencespublishes original papers, reviews and short communications on, but not limited to: 
• Biology, Ecology and Ecosystems, Environmental and Biodiversity 
• Conservation 
• Microbiology 
• Physiology 
• Genetics and Epidemiology 
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences is the official publication of the Saudi Society for Biological Sciences and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Elsevier and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.

Editor-in-Chief
Abdullah S. Alhomida
Dept. of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaEmail Abdullah S. Alhomida
Editorial Manager
Mohammed Mateen
Coll. of Science, Dept. of Biochemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email Mohammed Mateen
Associate Editors
Mohammed Ashrafuzzaman
Coll. of Science, Dept. of Biochemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email Mohammed Ashrafuzzaman
Haseeb A. Khan
Coll. of Science, Dept. of Biochemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email Haseeb A. Khan
Mohammad Shamsul Ola
Coll. of Science, Dept. of Biochemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email Mohammad Shamsul Ola
International Advisory Board
Farrukh Afaq
Dept. of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA Email Farrukh Afaq
Sarfaraz Ahmad
Dept. of General Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA Email Sarfaraz Ahmad
Khaled Husein Ahmad Abu-Elteen
College of Health Sciences, Dept. of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Email Khaled Husein Ahmad Abu-Elteen
M. Ali H. Al Akhras Al Omari
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Email M. Ali H. Al Akhras Al Omari
Falah Khalil Al-Ani
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dept. of Applied Biology, A’Sharqiyah University, Ibra, OmanEmail Falah Khalil Al-Ani
Mohamed Al-Shabrawey
College of Dental Medicine and Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA Email Mohamed Al-Shabrawey
Nabil Bashir
School of Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry and Physiology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Email Nabil Bashir
S.V.S Chauhan
The Society of Plant Reproductive Biologists, Agra, India Email S.V.S Chauhan
Jyoti P. Jadhav
Dept. of Biotechnology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India Email Jyoti P. Jadhav
Kaiser Jamil
School of Life Sciences, Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Secunderabad, India Email Kaiser Jamil
Uday Kishore
School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Centre for Infection Immunity and Disease Mechanisms, Brunel University London, London, UK Email Uday Kishore
Periannan Kuppusamy
EPR Center for Viable Biological Systems, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, USA Email Periannan Kuppusamy
Gregory I. Lio
Dept. of Ophthalmology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA Email Gregory I. Lio
Anita Mohandas
Global Scientific Research Foundation, Bangalore, India Email Anita Mohandas
Wei-Yi Ong
Dept. of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore Email Wei-Yi Ong
Pranela Rameshwar
Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USAEmail Pranela Rameshwar
Meena K. Sakharkar
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Email Meena K. Sakharkar
Bechan Sharma
Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India Email Bechan Sharma
Zainulabeuddin Syed
Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA Email Zainulabeuddin Syed
Jack A. Tuszynski
Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta, Canada Email Jack A. Tuszynski
Vasilis Vasilion
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, USA Email Vasilis Vasilion