On behalf of our sponsoring institution and our international publisher, I am pleased to announce the launch of JMCB (Journal of Molecular Cell Biology), a new international general interest journal in life sciences. JMCB is sponsored by the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBCB), Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and is jointly published with the Oxford University Press (OUP). It aims to be a high-profile venue for publishing outstanding research articles and authoritative reviews in all areas of molecular and cell biology, and provide a first rate forum for scientists worldwide to communicate their exciting findings. JMCB features an outstanding international Editorial Board (http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/jmcb/editorial_board.html), which serves as scientific advisors for the journal and provides strategic guidance for its development.