Biology Open Explained

Biology Open should not be confused with Open Biology.

Biology Open
Cover:Cover of Biology Open, volume 8, issue 4 (2019).jpg
Abbreviation:Biol. Open
Discipline:Biology
Editor:Daniel Gorelick
Publisher:The Company of Biologists
Country:United Kingdom
History:2011–present
Frequency:Monthly
Openaccess:Yes
License:CC BY
Impact:2.4[1]
Impact-Year:2022
Eissn:2046-6390
Lccn:2012243267
Website:https://journals.biologists.com/bio
Link1:https://journals.biologists.com/bio/issue-covers
Link1-Name:Online image archive
Link2:https://www.biologists.com/
Link2-Name:Journal publisher

Biology Open (BiO) 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.[2] Biology Open is partnered with Publons, is part of the Review Commons initiative and has two-way integration with bioRxiv.[3]

Content

Biology Open publishes Research articles, Methods & Techniques papers, Meeting Reviews and Future Leader Reviews.

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.[4]

Abstracting and indexing

Biology Open is abstracted and/or indexed by:[5]

It is a member of OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association) and is indexed in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals).

Biology Open is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Management

The founding editor-in-chief was Jordan Raff, from 2011-2018.[6] [7]

Steven Kelly was the Editor-in-Chief 2018-2023.[8] [9]

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 Daniel Gorelick Editor-in-Chief in July 2023.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://bio.biologists.org/content/about#metrics About | Biology Open | The Company of Biologists | Biology Open | The Company of Biologists
  2. Web site: About Biology Open. Biology Open. The Company of Biologists.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019080643/http://bio.biologists.org:80/content/about . 2015-10-19 .
  3. Web site: News. Biology Open. The Company of Biologists.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160221162634/http://bio.biologists.org:80/content/news . 2016-02-21 .
  4. Web site: BiO Online. Biology Open. The Company of Biologists.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019080643/http://bio.biologists.org:80/content/about . 2015-10-19 .
  5. Web site: Journal metrics. Biology Open. The Company of Biologists.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019080643/http://bio.biologists.org:80/content/about . 2015-10-19 .
  6. Biology Open (BiO) – making life easier for us all. Raff. Jordan. Biology Open. 2012. 1. 1. 1. 10.1242/bio.2011002. 23213360. 3507163.
  7. Lessons learned: eight years at the helm of Biology Open. Raff. Jordan. Biology Open. 2018. 7. 8. 10.1242/bio.037317. 30154107. 6124572.
  8. Web site: Editors and Board. Biology Open. The Company of Biologists.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010150914/http://bio.biologists.org:80/content/edboard . 2015-10-10 .
  9. The continuing evolution of publishing in the biological sciences. Kelly. Steven. Biology Open. 2018. 7. 8. 10.1242/bio.037325. 30154108. 6124566.

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