Biology Open

Biology Open is an online-only peer-reviewed Open Access scientific journal published by The Company of Biologists. It was launched in 2011 and publishes research across the breadth of the biological and biomedical sciences. Biology Open is part of the Review Commons initiative, is integrated with bioRxiv for co-submission and is partnered with the Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Service.

Content

Biology Open publishes Research articles, Methods & Techniques papers, and .
The journal operates on a continuous publication model. The final version of record is immediately released online as soon as it is ready.
All papers are published as Open Access articles under the CC-BY licence.

Abstracting and indexing

Biology Open is abstracted and/or indexed by:

It is a member of OASPA and is indexed in the DOAJ.
Biology Open is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment.

Management

The founding editor-in-chief was Jordan Raff, from 2011-2018.
was the Editor-in-Chief 2018-2023.
Steve launched the Future Leader and A Year at the Forefront Reviews initiative, designed to help early-career researchers establish themselves in their field.
The Directors of The Company of Biologists appointed Editor-in-Chief in July 2023.