The Editorial Board is led by Editor-in-Chief Michiyuki Matsuda who is Professor at the University of Kyoto. He is supported by a number of Associate Editors and an Editorial Board.
The role of the Associate Editors is to engage peer reviewers, assess their reviews and recommend a decision to the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board provides ongoing advice and support. More details about the peer review process at the journal are available on the About page.
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2023-2024 Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief | |||
| Michiyuki MATSUDA (csf[at]nacos.com) | Kyoto University | Japan | Advanced technology |
Associate Editors | |||
| Kazuhiro AOKI | ExCELLS / NIBB | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Yasuyuki FUJITA | Kyoto University | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix |
| Mitsunori FUKUDA | Tohoku University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Mikio FURUSE | NIPS | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix |
| Gohta GOSHIMA | Nagoya University | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Satoshi GOTO | Rikkyo University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Yoko HAMAZAKI | Kyoto University | Japan | Immunology |
| Tetsuya HIGASHIYAMA | University of Tokyo | Japan | Advanced technology |
| Tatsushi IGAKI | Kyoto University | Japan | Cell growth, differentiation and death |
| Koji IKEGAMI | Hiroshima University | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Junichi IKENOUCHI | Kyushu University | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix |
| Naotada ISHIHARA | Osaka University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Tohru ISHITANI | Osaka University | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Toshiki ITOH | Kobe University | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Masato KANEMAKI | National Institute of Genetics | Japan | Advanced technology; Chromosome, nucleus and gene expression |
| Hiroyasu KIDOYA | University of Fukui | Japan | Cell growth, differentiation and death |
| Etsuko KIYOKAWA | Kanazawa Med. University | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Yuko KIYOSUE | RIKEN | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Hidetaka KOSAKO | Tokushima University | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Erina KURANAGA | Tohoku University | Japan | Cell growth, differentiation and death |
| Kazuhiro MAESHIMA | National Institute of Genetics and SOKENDAI | Japan | Chromosome, nucleus and gene expression |
| Noriyuki MATSUDA | TMIMS | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Hiroaki MIKI | Kyoto University | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Noboru MIZUSHIMA | University of Tokyo | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Fumio MOTEGI | Hokkaido University | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Shigeo MURATA | University of Tokyo | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Kazuhisa NAKAYAMA | Kyoto University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Yoshihisa ODA | Nagoya University | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Yukako ODA | Kyoto University | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix |
| Yusuke OHBA | Hokkaido University | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Shizue OHSAWA | Nagoya University | Japan | Cell growth, differentiation and death |
| Miho OHSUGI | University of Tokyo | Japan | Chromosome, nucleus and gene expression |
| Yasushi OKADA | RIKEN and Univ Tokyo | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Chitose ONEYAMA | Aichi Cancer Center | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Akiko SATO | Hiroshima University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Ken SATO | Gunma University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Miyuki SATO | Gunma University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Shiro SUETSUGU | NAIST | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Asako SUGIMOTO | Tohoku University | Japan | Cell growth, differentiation and death |
| Tomohiko TAGUCHI | Tohoku University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Naoki WATANABE | Kyoto University | Japan | Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
Editorial Board | |||
| Toshiya ENDO | Kyoto Sangyo University | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Akihiro HARADA | Osaka University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Naoko IMAMOTO | RIKEN | Japan | Chromosome, nucleus and gene expression |
| Kozo KAIBUCHI | Fujita Health University | Japan | Signal transduction |
| Eisuke MEKADA | Osaka University | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix |
| Kazutoshi MORI | Kyoto University | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Kazuhiro NAGATA | Biohistory Research Hall | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Akihiko NAKANO | RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |
| Hiroshi OHNO | RIKEN | Japan | Immunology |
| Yoshinori OHSUMI | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Sachiko TSUKITA | Teikyo University | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix; Cytoskeleton and cell motility |
| Yoshihiro YONEDA | BIKEN | Japan | Chromosome, nucleus and gene expression |
| Shigenobu YONEMURA | Tokushima University | Japan | Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix |
| Hiderou YOSHIDA | University of Hyogo | Japan | Life of proteins |
| Tamotsu YOSHIMORI | Osaka University | Japan | Intracellular traffic and organelles |