Journal of Experimental Biology
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| description | Trade journal |
| Area of Expertise | biology |
| language | English |
| First edition | 1923 |
| Frequency of publication | fortnightly |
| editor | The Company of Biologists |
| Web link | jeb.biologists.org |
| ISSN (print) | 0022-0949 |
| ISSN (online) | 1477-9145 |
The Journal of Experimental Biology is a scientific magazine that deals with comparative and integrative biology . Before an article is published, the scientific studies are subject to a peer review , i.e. an assessment by other experts who act as independent reviewers. The journal is by The Company of Biologists in Cambridge , United Kingdom published fortnightly. The magazine was first published in Edinburgh in 1923 under the name The British Journal of Experimental Biology . One of the journal's co-editors during its early days was the well-known English biologist Julian Huxley . In 1925 the magazine was given the title Journal of Experimental Biology, still today . The magazine's first chief editor was zoologist Sir James Gray .
In the course of time, various and outstanding publications have been made in the magazine. a. the Nobel Prize winners Peter Medawar and August Krogh .
The magazine had an Impact Factor , a measure of the average number of citations per published article, of 3.00 in 2011 and an average 5-year factor of 3.30.