About the journal
Biology Letters is an open-access journal published by The Royal Society in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 19 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- ISSN
- 1744-9561 · 1744-957X
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 19 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2026-06-26
- MEDLINE · 1990-01-01
- PUBMED · 2005-03-22
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 19 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 102 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=100)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
19weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4702
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
173
i10-index
3568
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2026-06-26
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 100%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101247722
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Show all subjects (50)
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine animal studies overview
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Keywords (DOAJ)
- biological sciences
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