Biology Bulletin is an interdisciplinary international peer reviewed journal on all topics of biology. It focuses on fundamental studies in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, zoology, botany, physiology, and ecology. This journal publishes experimental studies and reviews articles on current problems in biology.PEER REVIEWBiology Bulletin is a peer reviewed journal. We use a single blind peer review format. Our team of reviewers includes over 100 reviewers, both internal and external (80%). The average period from submission to first decision in 2017 was 7 days, and that from first decision to acceptance was 30 days. The rejection rate for submitted manuscripts in 2017 was 18%. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editorial Board.Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified or unable to review the manuscript due to the conflict of interests should promptly notify the editors and decline the invitation. Reviewers should formulate their statements clearly in a sound and reasoned way so that authors can use reviewer’s arguments to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors must be avoided. Reviewers should indicate in a review (i) any relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors, (ii) anything that has been reported in previous publications and not given appropriate reference or citation, (ii) any substantial similarity or overlap with any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge.

《生物學公報》是一本跨學科的國際同行評議期刊，涵蓋生物學的所有主題。主要從事細胞生物學、生物化學、動物學、植物學、生理學、生態學等領域的基礎研究。該雜志發表實驗研究和評論文章的當前生物學問題。同行評審《生物學公報》是一份同行評議的期刊。我們使用單一的盲同行評審格式。我們的審稿人團隊包括超過100名審稿人，包括內部審稿人和外部審稿人(80%)。2017年從提交到首次評審的平均周期為7天，從首次評審到驗收的平均周期為30天。2017年投稿退稿率為18%。接受發表文章的最終決定由編輯委員會作出。被邀請的審稿人因利益沖突，認為不符合審稿條件或者不能審稿的，應當及時通知審稿人，并予以拒絕。審稿人應以一種合理合理的方式清晰地闡述自己的觀點，這樣作者才能利用審稿人的觀點來完善稿件。必須避免對作者的個人批評。評論者應該顯示發表的一篇評論(我)任何相關的工作沒有被引用的作者,(2)任何已報道在以前的出版物和沒有適當的參考或引用,(2)任何實質性相似或重疊與其他手稿(發表或未發表)的個人知識。