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.
SPECIAL ISSUE – The Integrative Biology of the Heart
SPECIAL ISSUE – Developmental Plasticity: From Mechanisms to Evolutionary Processes
Special issues
The Integrative Biology of the Heart
This special issue considers the biology of the heart at all levels of organisation, integrating knowledge from across animal groups and scientific fields. Containing Commentaries, Reviews and Research Articles, the issue draws on research in both vertebrates and invertebrates to address questions regarding cardiac plasticity and function and also considers the role of the heart in ecophysiological processes. To get a sense of the breadth of the issue, read the associated Commentary by Guest Editors William Joyce and Holly Shiels and Editor-in-Chief Craig Franklin.
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.
Read more about the OA options we offer our authors.
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: mantis shrimp
Tom Cronin and Sheila Patek tell us about the extraordinary mantis shrimp - from their unique visual system to their amazing striking capabilities
Find out more about the series on our Interviews page:
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
Living under the waters of a stream means using energy to keep yourself saltier than the water around you. Cochran and Buchwalter show that when the water's oxygen dips, the larval mayflies divert their energy elsewhere and stop absorbing salt from the water.
Reviews, Commentaries and Perspectives
Revisiting the specific and potentially independent role of the gonad in hormone regulation and reproductive behavior by Victoria S. Farrar
Rhythms in insect olfactory systems: underlying mechanisms and outstanding questions by Lan Lou, Zhijian Jake Tu, Chloé Lahondère and Clément Vinauger
Termites and other social insects as emerging model organisms of ageing research: how to achieve a long lifespan and a high fecundity by Judith Korb
100 years of discovery
Centenary activities
2023 marked the 100th anniversary of JEB.
See our Centenary webpage and the links below for information on how we marked this historic milestone.
- New funding initiatives to support junior faculty staff
- 100 Years of Discovery subject collection
- Commentary: Journey through the history of Journal of Experimental Biology: a timeline
- Commentary: Through the looking glass: attempting to predict future opportunities and challenges in experimental biology
- Centenary Articles: Commentaries, Reviews and Perspectives documenting the past, present and future of experimental biology
- Special issue: A Century of Comparative Biomechanics: Emerging and Historical Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Field
- ECR Spotlight interviews
