《開放生物學》是一份在線期刊，歡迎在細胞和發育生物學、分子和結構生物學、生物化學、神經科學、免疫學、微生物學和遺傳學等領域進行原創、高影響力的研究。向開放生物學提交的文章受益于其廣泛的范圍和讀者群體，以及專門的媒體宣傳，我們的目標是從提交到第一個決定的4周的周轉時間。接受申請的準則如下:在細胞和發育生物學、分子和結構生物學、生物化學、神經科學、免疫學、微生物學或遺傳學領域具有廣泛興趣的高質量原創研究遵守適當的道德標準，請參閱我們的編輯政策的更多信息。按照高技術標準進行實驗方案/程序和統計分析所有手稿都分配給編輯委員會的一名專家成員，他根據科學的質量、興趣和重要性，就手稿是否適合開放生物學向學科編輯提供建議。在此基礎上，主題編輯決定是否應該拒絕論文或將其發送給完全的同行評審。

Open Biology is an online journal that welcomes original, high impact research in cell and developmental biology, molecular and structural biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, immunology, microbiology and genetics.Articles submitted to Open Biology benefit from its broad scope and readership and dedicated media promotion and we also aim for a turnaround time of 4 weeks from submission to first decision.The criteria for acceptance are:Original, high quality research of broad interest within cell and developmental biology, molecular and structural biology, biochemistry , neuroscience, immunology, microbiology or geneticsCompliance with appropriate ethical standards, please see our editorial policies for more information.Experimental protocols/procedure and statistical analysis performed to a high technical standardAll manuscripts are assigned to a specialist member of the Editorial Board, who advises the Subject Editor on the suitability of the manuscript for Open Biology based on scientific quality, interest and importance. Based on this, the Subject Editor decides whether the paper should be rejected or sent for full peer-review.