If your paper is rejected from DMM, with your approval it can be transferred to Biology Open (BiO), an online Open Access journal also published by The Company of Biologists, for editorial consideration.
BiO focuses on the swift publication of high-quality, sound research.
Transfer is easy
There’s no need to repeat the submission process or reformat your manuscript.
Transfer from DMM with a single click.
You also have the opportunity to revise the article in response to any transferred reviews and see a proof to check for any corrections.
Peer review is fast
You get rapid editorial decisions from research-active academics.
We are quicker than our key competitors, with a median speed to acceptance of only 30 days.
Transfer with existing reviews and you can usually avoid the need for further rounds of review – and get a decision in an average of 9 days.
BiO is well respected
BiO papers are handled by field leaders, in a team led by Editor in Chief Steve Kelly.
All articles are indexed by PubMed, PMC, Scopus and Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
BiO is accessible
BiO is an Open Access journal.
We charge a fee of $1495 – with no other page or colour charges (increasing to $1595 for new submissions from November 1 2019).
To find out more about the transfer option and see who has published in BiO in your field, please click here.