About the journal
Biology Direct is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,590 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 9 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1745-6150
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,590 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1065
- Declared review time
- 9 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- open_review
- Official website
- https://biologydirect.biomedcentral.com/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2006-02-08
- MEDLINE · 2006-01-01
- PUBMED · 2006-01-31
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,590 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 9 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 68 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=99)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
1065
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
9weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1272
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
102
i10-index
731
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2006-02-08
- 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)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 83%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 17%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- BD
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101258412
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
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- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- RNA Research and Splicing
- MicroRNA in disease regulation
- MicroRNA in disease regulation
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Circular RNAs in diseases
- Circular RNAs in diseases
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Immune cells in cancer
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Immune cells in cancer
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Gene expression and cancer classification
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Gene expression and cancer classification
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Keywords (DOAJ)
- biology
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