Reasons to publish in IOB
• Submissions are managed by a research-active Editorial Board with expertise spanning the breadth of integrative, comparative, and organismal biology
• Fast review and editorial decisions
• We are committed to helping authors produce their best work through a fair and constructive, double-blind peer review process, with over 90% of invited revisions accepted
• We publish a range of article types including Original Research, Reviews, and Commentaries, with no restrictions on manuscript length or number of figures (including color figures) and tables
• We are indexed by major services (including PubMed and Web of Science) and maintain a strong impact factor, with a commitment to equitable and ethical publishing following COPE guidelines
• We are published by Oxford University Press as the official Open Access journal of the non-profit, long-standing (>100 years) Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Work by SICB promotes scientific meetings, numerous student opportunities, and research funding for Early Career Researchers
• We are fully Open Access and publish papers as they are accepted, maximizing access to your work
• Open Access ACRs are among the lowest for peer journals, with steep (30%) discounts for SICB members and a growing list of Institutions with Read & Publish agreements with OUP that support ACRsSubmit your work to IOB! See our Instructions for Authors page for more information or contact us at iob.editor@sicb.org to discuss prospective submissions
We have the ability to host Sketchfab 3D figures !
| 3D Models – Oxford Academic3D Models. OUP supports use of the Sketchfab platform for in-page display of 3D models in the online article. 3D models should be submitted for peer review as separate files, selecting the appropriate file-type designation in the journal’s online submission system.academic.oup.com |
Integrative Organismal Biology 