Commentary: Biophysics and Physicobiology, the official international journal of the Biophysical Society of Japan

This Commentary outlines recent advances of Biophysics and Physicobiology (BPPB), the official international peer-reviewed journal published by the Biophysical Society of Japan (BSJ), a member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB). In June 2024, BSJ hosted the 21st IUPAB Congress in Kyoto, which was attended by over 1900 participants from 52 countries and regions. The role of BPPB as an open-access (OA) journal within the framework of the future Japanese governmental OA policy is also discussed.