Biology Letters is a peer-reviewed, biological, scientific journal published by the Royal Society. It focuses on the rapid publication of short high quality research articles, reviews and opinion pieces across the biological sciences. Biology Letters has an average turnaround time of twenty four days from submission to a first decision.
The editor-in-chief is Professor David BeerlingFRS (University of Sheffield[1]) who is supported by an international Editorial Board[2] of practising scientists.
As well as the conventional, short research articles, Biology Letters has recently published Special Features and Mini Series.[3] While Special Features are a collection of up to 20 articles on a specific theme and published across multiple issues, Mini Series include up to six articles that are published in one issue. Examples of topics in these formats include ocean acidification,[4] fossils,[5] extinction,[6] enhanced rock weathering[7] and the evolutionary ecology of species ranges.[8]
Content in the journal is regularly covered in the mainstream and social media. At the time of writing, a paper on Goffin's cockatoos making tools to reach food [9] was featured in The Guardian, New Scientist, and The New York Times. Research describing the missing-link among dinosaurs [10] was reported by BBC News, CNN, and The Times.
A 2010 study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School[11][12] is the journal's most downloaded paper.
Historyedit
The journal was split off as a separate journal from the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences in 2005 after having been published as a supplement.[13] Originally it was published quarterly, then bimonthly, and since 2013 it has been published monthly. The journal publishes short articles from across biology online (printing each issue ceased at the start of 2020).
Indexingedit
The journal is indexed in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 3.3, ranking it 32nd out of 92 journals in the category "Biology".[14]
External linksedit
Official website
List of journals published by the Royal Society
Official website – The Royal Society
Referencesedit
^"Professor David Beerling". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
^Auersperg, Alice M. I.; Borasinski, Stefan; Laumer, Isabelle; Kacelnik, Alex (2016). "Goffin's cockatoos make the same tool type from different materials". Biology Letters. 12 (11): 20160689. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2016.0689. PMC5134049. PMID 27852942.
^Baron, Matthew G.; Barrett, Paul M. (2017). "A dinosaur missing-link? Chilesaurus and the early evolution of ornithischian dinosaurs". Biology Letters. 13 (8): 20170220. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0220. PMC5582101. PMID 28814574.
^"Primary school bee project published by Royal Society". BBC Online. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^Blackawton Primary School; et al. (22 December 2010). "Blackawton bees – Biology Letters". Biology Letters. Royal Society. 7 (2): 168–172. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.1056. PMC3061190. PMID 21177694.
biology, letters, peer, reviewed, biological, scientific, journal, published, royal, society, focuses, rapid, publication, short, high, quality, research, articles, reviews, opinion, pieces, across, biological, sciences, average, turnaround, time, twenty, four. Biology Letters is a peer reviewed biological scientific journal published by the Royal Society It focuses on the rapid publication of short high quality research articles reviews and opinion pieces across the biological sciences Biology Letters has an average turnaround time of twenty four days from submission to a first decision Biology LettersDisciplineBiologyLanguageEnglishEdited byDavid Beerling FRSPublication detailsHistory2005 presentPublisherRoyal Society United Kingdom FrequencyMonthlyOpen accessHybridImpact factor3 3 2022 Standard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt ISO 4Biol Lett IndexingCODEN alt JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusCODENBLLUAZISSN1744 957XLinksJournal homepage Online archiveThe editor in chief is Professor David Beerling FRS University of Sheffield 1 who is supported by an international Editorial Board 2 of practising scientists Contents 1 Contents and themes 2 History 3 Indexing 4 External links 5 ReferencesContents and themes editAs well as the conventional short research articles Biology Letters has recently published Special Features and Mini Series 3 While Special Features are a collection of up to 20 articles on a specific theme and published across multiple issues Mini Series include up to six articles that are published in one issue Examples of topics in these formats include ocean acidification 4 fossils 5 extinction 6 enhanced rock weathering 7 and the evolutionary ecology of species ranges 8 Content in the journal is regularly covered in the mainstream and social media At the time of writing a paper on Goffin s cockatoos making tools to reach food 9 was featured in The Guardian New Scientist and The New York Times Research describing the missing link among dinosaurs 10 was reported by BBC News CNN and The Times A 2010 study of bumblebee behaviour by pupils from Blackawton Primary School 11 12 is the journal s most downloaded paper History editThe journal was split off as a separate journal from the Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences in 2005 after having been published as a supplement 13 Originally it was published quarterly then bimonthly and since 2013 it has been published monthly The journal publishes short articles from across biology online printing each issue ceased at the start of 2020 Indexing editThe journal is indexed in Google Scholar PubMed Scopus and Web of Science According to the Journal Citation Reports the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 3 3 ranking it 32nd out of 92 journals in the category Biology 14 External links editOfficial website nbsp List of journals published by the Royal Society Official website The Royal SocietyReferences edit Professor David Beerling University of Sheffield Retrieved 2018 07 25 Editorial Board Retrieved 2017 09 18 Special Features and Mini Series Archived from the original on 2017 09 20 Retrieved 2017 09 18 Ocean acidification Retrieved 2017 09 18 Putting fossils in trees combining morphology time and molecules to estimate phylogenies and divergence times Retrieved 2017 09 18 Biology of extinction Retrieved 2017 09 18 Enhanced rock weathering Archived from the original on 2017 09 20 Retrieved 2017 09 18 Evolutionary ecology of species ranges Archived from the original on 2017 09 20 Retrieved 2017 09 18 Auersperg Alice M I Borasinski Stefan Laumer Isabelle Kacelnik Alex 2016 Goffin s cockatoos make the same tool type from different materials Biology Letters 12 11 20160689 doi 10 1098 rsbl 2016 0689 PMC 5134049 PMID 27852942 Baron Matthew G Barrett Paul M 2017 A dinosaur missing link Chilesaurus and the early evolution of ornithischian dinosaurs Biology Letters 13 8 20170220 doi 10 1098 rsbl 2017 0220 PMC 5582101 PMID 28814574 Primary school bee project published by Royal Society BBC Online 22 December 2010 Retrieved 22 December 2010 Blackawton Primary School et al 22 December 2010 Blackawton bees Biology Letters Biology Letters Royal Society 7 2 168 172 doi 10 1098 rsbl 2010 1056 PMC 3061190 PMID 21177694 Frequently asked questions Biology Letters rsbl royalsocietypublishing org Retrieved 2016 03 03 Journals Ranked by Impact Biology 2022 Journal Citation Reports Web of Science Science ed Clarivate 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biology Letters amp oldid 1182595008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
