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]

Biology Open
DisciplineBiology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDaniel Gorelick
Publication details
History2011–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Yes
LicenseCC BY
2.4[1] (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Biol. Open
Indexing
ISSN2046-6390
LCCN2012243267
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Content

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Biology Open publishes Research articles, Methods & Techniques papers, Meeting Reviews and Future Leader Reviews.[2]

The journal operates on a continuous publication model. The final version of record is immediately released online as soon as it is ready.[2]

All papers are published as Open Access articles under the CC-BY licence.[4]

Abstracting and indexing

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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).[5]

Biology Open is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).[5]

Management

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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.

References

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  1. ^ About | Biology Open | The Company of Biologists | Biology Open | The Company of Biologists
  2. ^ a b c "About Biology Open". Biology Open. The Company of Biologists. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19.
  3. ^ "News". Biology Open. The Company of Biologists. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21.
  4. ^ "BiO Online". Biology Open. The Company of Biologists. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19.
  5. ^ a b c "Journal metrics". Biology Open. The Company of Biologists. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19.
  6. ^ Raff, Jordan (2012). "Biology Open (BiO) – making life easier for us all". Biology Open. 1 (1): 1. doi:10.1242/bio.2011002. PMC 3507163. PMID 23213360.
  7. ^ Raff, Jordan (2018). "Lessons learned: eight years at the helm of Biology Open". Biology Open. 7 (8). doi:10.1242/bio.037317. PMC 6124572. PMID 30154107.
  8. ^ "Editors and Board". Biology Open. The Company of Biologists. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10.
  9. ^ Kelly, Steven (2018). "The continuing evolution of publishing in the biological sciences". Biology Open. 7 (8). doi:10.1242/bio.037325. PMC 6124566. PMID 30154108.
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