Aim & Scope
Frontiers in Biological Sciences and Innovation (FBSI) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Inkwise Press. It covers the biological sciences broadly, from molecules and cells to ecosystems, with a particular interest in research that opens the way to new applications.
Interdisciplinary work is welcome here, including studies that combine laboratory, field and computational approaches to answer a biological question.
Scope
FBSI publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies and short communications in areas including, but not limited to:
- Molecular and cellular biology
- Genetics and genomics
- Systems biology and synthetic biology
- Biotechnology and bioengineering
- Environmental and ecological biology
- Microbiology and virology
- Biomedical sciences and bio-innovation
- Computational biology and bioinformatics
- Biophysics and structural biology
- Translational research and applied biosciences
Peer Review
Every submission goes through double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers with expertise in the subject. The usual time from submission to first editorial decision is 12–14 weeks. See the Peer Review Policy for details.
Originality
All manuscripts are screened for similarity with iThenticate before they go to reviewers, as set out in the Plagiarism Policy.
Open Access and Licensing
FBSI is fully open access. Authors keep the copyright in their work, which is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Article Processing Charges
There is no Article Processing Charge. Frontiers in Biological Sciences and Innovation charges authors nothing at any stage of submission, peer review or publication.
