Transparent metrics

As a Transformative Journal, Journal of Experimental Biology will provide more transparency around pricing and publishing metrics, in line with Plan S requirements.

You can download Journal of Experimental Biology's transparent metrics, along with those of the other journals of The Company of Biologists, based on articles published in 2022 and pricing valid in 2023.

As a Transformative Journal, we have been able to grow the percentage of Open Access articles in Journal of Experimental Biology substantially over the past few years:

Our Read & Publish agreements with many institutions and consortia around the globe have been a big driver of the Open Access growth in JEB and its sister journals, as it offers corresponding authors at participating institutions fee-free OA publication of Research Articles. Find out more about the benefits of Read & Publish agreements and review the list of participating institutions to see if you are eligible.