Biology

Biology is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of biological sciences published monthly online by MDPI. The Spanish Society for Nitrogen Fixation (SEFIN) and Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) are affiliated with Biology, and their members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, PubAg, CAPlus / SciFinder, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q1 (Biology) / CiteScore - Q1 (General Agricultural and Biological Sciences)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 17.4 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.5 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.5 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.0 (2024)
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Topic in Animals, Aquaculture Journal, Biology, Fishes, Hydrobiology
The Importance of Fish Phenotype in Aquaculture, Fisheries and Conservation Topic Editors: Zonghang Zhang, Xiumei Zhang
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Agriculture, Agronomy, Grasses, Microorganisms, Plants, Biology
Evaluating the Functional Value of Agroecosystems under Different Management Scenarios Topic Editors: Yuan Li, Yangzhou Xiang, Jihui Tian, Fuhong Miao
Deadline: 20 October 2025
Topic in Biology, Data, Diversity, Fishes, Animals, Conservation, Hydrobiology
Intersection Between Macroecology and Data Science Topic Editors: Paulo Branco, Gonçalo Duarte
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Topic in Applied Microbiology, Bioengineering, Biology, Environments, Microorganisms
Environmental Bioengineering and Geomicrobiology Topic Editors: Xian-Chun Zeng, Deng Liu
Deadline: 20 December 2025
Special Issue in Biology
Bioinformatics in RNA Modifications and Non-Coding RNAs Guest Editors: Yuan Zhou, Yongsheng Li
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Special Issue in Biology
Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease (2nd Edition) Guest Editors: Hao Zhong, Fengqin Feng
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in Biology
Tissue and Organ Regeneration in Fish: Evolutionary Mechanisms Guest Editor: Yujun Liang
Deadline: 30 July 2025
Topical Collection in Biology
Abiotic Stress in Plants and Resilience: Recent Advances Collection Editors: Chengliang Sun, Weiwei Zhou
Topical Collection in Biology
Fish Immunity: From Genomes to Functional Understanding Collection Editor: Brian Dixon
Topical Collection in Biology
Molecular Mechanisms of Aging Collection Editors: Serena Dato, Giuseppina Rose, Paolina Crocco
Topical Collection in Biology
Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals Collection Editor: Dorothea Bartels
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