Fly

Aims & Scope

Fly is the first international peer-reviewed journal to focus on Drosophila research.

Fly covers a broad range of biological sub-disciplines, ranging from developmental biology and organogenesis to sensory neurobiology, circadian rhythm and learning and memory, to sex determination, evolutionary biology and speciation.

We strive to become the “to go” resource for every researcher working with Drosophila by providing a forum where the specific interests of the Drosophila community can be discussed.

With the advance of molecular technologies that enable researchers to manipulate genes and their functions in many other organisms, Fly is now also publishing papers that use other insect model systems used to investigate important biological questions.

Fly offers a variety of papers, including Original Research Articles, Methods and Technical Advances, Brief Communications, Reviews and Meeting Reports.

In addition, Fly also features two unconventional types of contributions, Counterpoints and Extra View articles.

Counterpoints are opinion pieces that critically discuss controversial papers questioning current paradigms, whether justified or not.

Extra View articles, which generally are solicited by Fly editors, provide authors of important forthcoming papers published elsewhere an opportunity to expand on their original findings and discuss the broader impact of their discovery.

Extra View authors are strongly encouraged to complement their published observations with additional data not included in the original paper or acquired subsequently.

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
• Medline
• PubMed

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 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
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 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 2,630.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A program for annotating and predicting the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms, SnpEff

  Citation: 10023

  Authors: Pablo, Adrian, Le Lily, Melissa, Tung, Luan, Susan J., Xiangyi, Douglas M.

• Sex determination in Drosophila: The view from the top

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Helen, James W.

• Regulation and function of the melanization reaction in Drosophila

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Huaping

• Localization, anchoring and translational control of<i>oskar</i>,<i>gurken</i>,<i>bicoid</i>and<i>nanos</i>mRNA during Drosophila oogenesis

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Jan-Michael, Paul

• Strong responses of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> microbiota to developmental temperature

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Neda N., Pia Mai, Torsten N., Nadieh, Simon, Henrik, Jeppe Lund

• Drosophila immune response: From systemic antimicrobial peptide production in fat body cells to local defense in the intestinal tract

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Bernard, Julien

• CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome engineering and the promise of designer flies on demand

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Scott J, Jill, Melissa M, Kate M

• Genetic control of programmed cell death (apoptosis) in Drosophila

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Dongbin, Sarah E., Tom V., Yun, Christian, Andreas

• Drosophila<i>klaroid</i>Encodes a SUN Domain Protein Required for Klarsicht Localization to the Nuclear Envelope and Nuclear Migration in the Eye

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Martin P., Susan M.L., Xuanhua, Yaning, Janice A.

• A simplified and efficient germline-specific CRISPR/Cas9 system for<i>Drosophila</i>genomic engineering

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Zachary L, Han B, Ying, Yi