Journal of Experimental Biology

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Journal of Experimental Biology

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
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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.

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