Journal profile
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
ISSN 0366-0788 · Quarterly
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY: subscription journal; review about 122 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
With over 100 years’ experience of publishing outstanding and influential research, JEB is at the forefront of experimental biology, focusing on question-driven research aimed at elucidating physiological mechanisms in animals. A community-focused journal, published by a not-for-profit charitable organisation and led by a team of research-active Editors, we publish research that can be trusted - a safe haven for good science. Learn more about the benefits of publishing in JEB - where your science will be respected, your work will be valued, and your research will reach the audience it deserves. Aims and scope More reasons to publish
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Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
122 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 122 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0366-0788
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 229, Issue 16 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
How long does peer review take at BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY?
The publisher reports about 122 days (submission to acceptance); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .