Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB) is the leading journal in comparative animal physiology. We publish papers on the form and function of living organisms at all levels of biological organisation, from the molecular and subcellular to the integrated whole animal. Our authors and readers reflect a broad interdisciplinary group of scientists who study molecular, cellular and organismal physiology in an evolutionary and environmental context. Articles focusing on model organisms will also be considered but must test hypotheses with general physiological implications.
Please note that we do NOT publish research with a biomedical or general plant physiology focus; however, plant manuscripts that ask questions of immediate interest for animal physiology may occasionally be considered.
The single most important criterion for publication in JEB is significant advancement of scientific knowledge. In general, this means that a paper should pose and test a significant hypothesis or answer an important question that is relevant to basic issues of experimental biology. We favour novel, mechanistic, hypothesis-driven papers that are of general importance to the field of comparative animal physiology and are of interest to the broad readership of JEB. Papers must also be accessible to scientists with a general biological background. The journal does not have room for descriptive papers that do not make clear their broader mechanistic and scientific relevance. Only under compelling circumstances will an Editor decide that an exception to this guideline is warranted.
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JEB receives many more manuscripts than it can publish. In recent years, the number of published manuscripts constitutes approximately 35% of those submitted.