Biology Open (BiO) is an Open Access journal that publishes rigorously conducted high-quality research across the breadth of the biological and biomedical sciences. It provides timely, thorough, constructive and fair peer review, with a focus on supporting researchers and reducing the pain to publish.
Our international board of research-active academic Editors, led by Editor-in-Chief Daniel Gorelick, comprises leaders in their respective fields. The BiO team is committed to Open Access publishing as a mechanism to widen access, promote equality and ensure sustainability in publishing in the biological and biomedical sciences.
BiO included in Read & Publish agreements
Over 850 institutions in 51 countries have a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. BiO is included in those agreements with the five-journal package.
Corresponding authors at institutions with the five-journal package can publish an uncapped number of Open Access Research Articles and Methods & Techniques Articles in BiO (and the other Company journals) without paying the Article Processing Charge.
Find out whether your institution has a Read & Publish agreement that includes BiO and whether you can publish in BiO for free.
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The Forest of Biologists
As part of a biodiversity initiative from The Company of Biologists, BiO plants a native tree in a UK forest for each published Research and Review article. We are also funding the restoration and preservation of ancient woodland and dedicating these trees to our peer reviewers. All of these trees are represented together in a virtual forest. Find out more about The Forest of Biologists.
Research highlights
Hope Boldizar and colleagues investigated the role of cilia in hair cell development, survival and regeneration
Alexander M. C. Bowles surveys research on the evolution of streptophyte algae published between July 2023 and June 2024.