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Journal of Experimental Biology is the leading journal in comparative animal physiology and biomechanics. We cover a broad range of integrative, comparative, ecological and evolutionary physiology and biomechanics research in animals at all levels of biological organisation, from the molecular to the integrated whole animal.

Our authors and readers reflect a broad interdisciplinary group of scientists who study comparative biomechanics and molecular, cellular and organismal physiology in an evolutionary and environmental context.

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SPECIAL ISSUE – The Integrative Biology of the Heart

SPECIAL ISSUE – Integrating Biomechanics, Energetics and Ecology in Locomotion

Special issues

Integrating Biomechanics, Energetics and Ecology in Locomotion

This special issue seeks to break down traditional boundaries that exist between the fields of locomotion biomechanics, energetics and ecology. Containing Reviews and Commentaries authored by scientists researching terrestrial, aerial and aquatic species across many of the planet’s major ecosystems, the issue seeks to identify themes and concepts that unify these fields, with the intention of building interdisciplinary understanding by integrating laboratory and field studies through novel technologies. To get a sense of the breadth of the issue, read the Commentary by Guest Editors Andrew Biewener and Alan Wilson.

Call for Papers: The Integrative Biology of Exercise

We invite you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue – The Integrative Biology of Exercise. Coordinated by Guest Editors Erika Eliason, Christopher Guglielmo, Natalie Holt and Monica Daley, this special issue will consider all aspects of exercise, across all animal groups and across disciplines. Deadline for for submitting articles is 27 June 2025.

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Open Access publishing options

We recognise the benefits of Open Access publishing and, as one of the very first Transformative Journals, we offer several publishing options to all of our authors, whatever their funder or financial status.

The Forest of Biologists

As part of a biodiversity initiative from The Company of Biologists, JEB 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.

Conversation

Extraordinary creatures: naked mole rats

Rochelle Buffenstein and Thomas Park tell us about the extraordinary lives of naked mole rats, from their remarkable life span to their unusual social structure

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JEB@100

JEB celebrated 100 years of discovery in 2023 - hear the Editors' thoughts about the journal and the future of their fields.

In the field

JEB authors often go to the ends of the earth to answer the questions that intrigue them - read about their experiences in the field.

Early-career researchers

Read our interviews with early-career researchers and find out more about how JEB supports junior scientists

Featured articles

Editors' choice

The frigid waters surrounding Iceland are home to several species of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Recently, Glarou and colleagues showed that larger whales lose body heat to the water less quickly while smaller species expend more energy keeping themselves warm.