Journal of Biology
hideThe Journal of Biology is a scientific journal published by BioMed Central. It strieves to publish biological research articles of "exceptional interest", though in 2007 it published only four primary research articles, with the rest of the articles being comment and short review articles.[1] The journal website provides unrestricted access in the style of open access, and the articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. It requires an article-processing fee of £1200.
Another open access journal of similar scope is PLoS Biology. Journal of Biology started publishing in 2002.
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The Worm That Turned Evolutionary Key
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Keelworm, widespread in the seas and tide-pools around Scotland and the rest of the UK, is unwittingly helping scientists at the University of St Andrews to understand the evolution of modern animals.
Echoes of phlogiston in stem cell biology
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Before it was learned that matter burns by taking up oxygen, most chemists sought to explain combustion as the release of a mysterious substance, which they named "phlogiston". Phlogiston theory was a conceptual breakthrough ...
Conserved gene expression reveals our 'inner fish'
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A study of gene expression in chickens, frogs, pufferfish, mice and people has revealed surprising similarities in several key tissues. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology have shown that e ...
Why didn't Darwin discover Mendel's laws?
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Mendel solved the logic of inheritance in his monastery garden with no more technology than Darwin had in his garden at Down House. So why couldn't Darwin have done it too? A Journal of Biology article argues that Darwin ...
Pubic hair provides evolutionary home for gorilla lice
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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There are two species of lice that infest humans: pubic lice, Pthirus pubis, and human head and body lice, Pediculus humanus. A new article in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology suggests one explanation for ...
A re-review of peer review: Leading journal looks to end the 'review nightmare'
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Every scientific researcher has asked themselves the question at some stage in their professional career: Why has the paper I submitted to be peer reviewed disappeared into the ether?
