Bio-protocol

Aims & Scope

Bio-protocol publishes high quality, step-by-step, peer-reviewed protocols in any area of life sciences, including but not limited to biochemistry, cancer biology, cell biology, developmental biology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, plant science, stem cell biology, and systems biology.

The basic criteria for considering protocols are whether (1) the protocol has been validated by its use in a research article (peer-reviewed or preprint) or by data provided in the validation section of the protocol; (2) versions published in research papers do not provide sufficient detail to enable novices with only limited supervision to properly execute the experiment; and (3) the protocol will be of value to others in the life science research community.

To limit redundancy, Bio-protocol avoids publishing protocols already detailed in previous bio-protocols or in other protocol journals, unless there are significant differences that justify the duplication (e.g., application to a new species, organ, or tissue; different types of optimizations to the process; or lack of detail in the already published version).

Articles in Bio-protocol are updatable by authors.

Readers are encouraged to post their reproducibility feedback via "Share your feedback." Extensive modifications to existing bio-protocols can also be published as adapted versions and will be linked to the original protocol.

Protocols are published in online issues twice a month, on the 5th and the 20th.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology and Neuroscience, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,200.00 USD. Learn more.

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