The English papers cell biologyNature Publishing Group (NPG) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new online-only journal, Molecular Systems Biology. The quality of the journal is guaranteed by the editorial and advisory boards, consisting of leading researchers in the field of systems biology, together with the commitment to scientific excellence and the professionalism of EMBO and NPG. Molecular Systems Biology covers all aspects of the rapidly growing and interdisciplinary field of systems biology at the molecular level, and will attract and help shape the highest quality research in the evolving areas of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, microbial systems, and the integration of cell signaling and regulatory networks. The journal will work together with the systems biology community to establish guidelines, standards and metrics for global complex datasets.