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Communicative and Integrative Biology
ISSN 1942-0889 · Taylor & Francis · United States
Communicative and Integrative Biology: fully open access; APC about USD 1,680; median 63 days to acceptance (17 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communicative and Integrative Biology is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cellular transport and secretion, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communicative & Integrative Biology is a multidisciplinary Open Access journal focused on understanding biological organisms as systems integrated via bio-communication. The journal explores every level of biological organization from subcellular organelles to societies, and encompasses animal, plant, and microbial communication, as well as signaling, cognition, consciousness, evolution, ecology, and behavioral ecology. Organismal behavior is based on integrated sensory systems. These provide organisms with positive and negative experiences and memories, allowing active and effective adaptation to an ever-changing environment. Intraorganismal communication and integrated signaling underly the development, polarity and morphogenesis of multicellular organisms. Moreover, stress adaptation, pathogenesis, parasitism, immunity, symbiosis, mutualism and other types of interorganismal interactions are also based on various modes of biological communication. Communicative & Integrative Biology welcomes manuscripts discussing novel research and developing trends in biological sciences. The journal accepts the following article types: Research Article Review Commentary Data Note Method Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Jonathan Delafield-ButtPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cellular transport and secretionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience7.8%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Fungal and yeast genetics researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q2 | 71/235 | 70th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: CABI, EBSCOhost, Zoological Record Online
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 832OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,366 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1,381 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1,886 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 1,960 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 2,216 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 2,135 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 2,434 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 96 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (17 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 88 days
- Sample
- 17 articles with submission and acceptance dates (18 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 2,340 / EUR 1,615 / GBP 1,344 / USD 1,680 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,250 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- commentaryCommentaryLength not stated
- data noteData NoteLength not stated
- methodMethodLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Communicative & Integrative Biology is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1942-0889
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communicative and Integrative Biology
How long does peer review take at Communicative and Integrative Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 17 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 45–96 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Communicative and Integrative Biology based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communicative and Integrative Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communicative and Integrative Biology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communicative and Integrative Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Communicative and Integrative Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,680.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .