This post lists fast publishing Biology journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science. These journals take less time to decision and publication. The journals that publish in less than 12 weeks are listed below.
All the listed journals are open access. A few, like Spermova, Laboratory animal research, and others, are published free of charge.
List of fast publishing biology journals indexed in Scopus & Web of Science
| Journa | ISSN | Publisher | Publication Time | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Medicine | 1528-3658 | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at North Shore LIJ | 8 weeks | Q1 |
| MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE | 2662-8651 | SPRINGERNATURE | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Current Research in Structural Biology | 2665-928X | Elsevier | 8 weeks | Q3 |
| Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy | 2059-3635 | Nature Publishing Group | 5 weeks | Q1 |
| EVOLUTIONARY BIOINFORMATICS | 1176-9343 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | 8 weeks | Q2 |
| EvoDevo | 2041-9139 | BioMed Central | 11 weeks | Q1 |
| Fungal Biology and Biotechnology | NA | BioMed Central Ltd. | 9 weeks | Q1 |
| Organogenesis | 1555-8592 | Taylor & Francis | 10 weeks | Q3 |
| FASEB BioAdvances | 2573-9832 | Wiley-Blackwell | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology | 26371049 | HH Publisher | 6 weeks | Q3 |
| Biology Open | 2046-6390 | Company of Biologists | 8 weeks | Q1 |
| Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias | 0121747X, 23575549 | National University of Colombia Faculty of Sciences Medellin Branch | 10 weeks | Q4 |
| Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture | 26586649, 26586657 | Science and Innovation Center Publishing House | 8 weeks | Q3 |
| Gates Open Research | 2572-4754 | Gates Foundation – Open Access | 1 weeks | Q2 |
| Life Science Alliance | 2575-1077 | Life Science Alliance LLC | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| OCEAN AND COASTAL RESEARCH | 2675-2824 | INST OCEANOGRAFICO, UNIV SAO PAULO | 7 weeks | Q3 |
| Journal of Biological Research | 2241-5793 | BioMed Central | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| EVOLUTIONARY HUMAN SCIENCES | 2513-843X | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Reproduction and Fertility | 26338386 | BioScientifica Ltd. | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Fly | 1933-6942 | Taylor & Francis | 9 weeks | Q2 |
| Spermova | 22239375, 23084928 | 9 weeks | Q4 | |
| WATER BIOLOGY AND SECURITY | 2772-7351 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD | 10 weeks | – |
| REPORTS OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 2322-3480 | VARASTEGAN INST MEDICAL SCIENCES | 10 weeks | Q3 |
| Wellcome Open Research | 2398-502X | The Wellcome Trust | 1 weeks | Q1 |
| NPJ Systems Biology and Applications | 2056-7189 | Nature Publishing Group | 8 weeks | Q1 |
| Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | 22341749, 22341757 | Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | 6 weeks | Q3 |
| Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal | 2001-0370 | Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Antioxidants | 2076-3921 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 1422-0067 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Biomedicines | 2227-9059 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Platelets | 13691635 | Informa Healthcare | 5 weeks | Q1 |
| PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR | 1559-2324 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC | 9 weeks | |
| Epigenetics | 1559-2308 | Taylor & Francis | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics | Genetics Society of America | 11 weeks | Q1 | |
| Evolution Letters | 2056-3744 | Wiley-Blackwell | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Biology | 2079-7737 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Cells | 2073-4409 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Redox Biology | 2213-2317 | Elsevier | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Cell Structure and Function | 13473700 | Japan Society for Cell Biology | 11 weeks | Q2 |
| Acta Biomedica Scientifica | 25419420, 25879596 | Scientific Centre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems | 7 weeks | Q4 |
| F1000Research | 2046-1402 | F1000 Research Ltd | 1 weeks | Q1 |
| ADVANCES IN HUMAN BIOLOGY | 2348-4691 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS | 11 weeks | |
| Experimental and Molecular Medicine | 20926413 | Korean Society of Med. Biochemistry and Mol. Biology | 5 weeks | Q1 |
| Cell Death Discovery | 2058-7716 | Nature Publishing Group | 9 weeks | Q1 |
| ANIMAL BIOTELEMETRY | 2050-3385 | SPRINGERNATURE | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Molecules | 1420-3049 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Reproduction and Breeding | 26670712 | KeAi Communications Co. | 11 weeks | Q2 |
| Non-coding RNA Research | 2468-0540 | KeAi Publishing | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Plant Communications | 2590-3462 | Elsevier | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| COSMETICS | 2079-9284 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1467-3045 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| FISHES | 2410-3888 | MDPI | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Fermentation | 23115637 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Life | 2075-1729 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Proteomes | 2227-7382 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Genome Biology and Evolution | 1759-6653 | Oxford University Press | 9 weeks | Q1 |
| Function | 26338823 | Oxford University Press | 3 weeks | |
| Bonplandia | 18538460, 05240476 | Instituto de Botanica del Nordeste | 8 weeks | Q4 |
| Iranian Biomedical Journal | 2008-823X | Pasteur Institute of Iran | 8 weeks | Q3 |
| Innate Immunity | 1753-4267 | SAGE Publications | 11 weeks | Q2 |
| BMB Reports | 1976-670X | Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 7 weeks | Q1 |
| ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION | 2305-0519 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS | 9 weeks | Q3 |
| Journal of Ovarian Research | 1757-2215 | BioMed Central | 11 weeks | Q1 |
| BMC Proceedings | 1753-6561 | BioMed Central | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Cancer Informatics | 1176-9351 | SAGE Publications | 8 weeks | Q3 |
| BMC Biology | 1741-7007 | BioMed Central | 9 weeks | Q1 |
| Cell Division | 1747-1028 | BioMed Central | 6 weeks | Q3 |
| Neural Regeneration Research | 1876-7958 | Wolters Kluwer — Medknow Publications | 7 weeks | Q2 |
| Biology Direct | 1745-6150 | BioMed Central | 9 weeks | Q1 |
| REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE | 2673-3897 | MDPI | 7 weeks | |
| Cell Communication and Signaling | Signal Transduction Society | 11 weeks | Q1 | |
| Lipids in Health and Disease | 1476-511X | BioMed Central | 7 weeks | Q1 |
| Journal of Developmental Biology | 2221-3759 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q3 |
| Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports | 2405-5808 | Elsevier | 8 weeks | Q2 |
| Metabolites | 2218-1989 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| ADVANCEMENTS IN LIFE SCIENCES | 2310-5380 | THE RUNNING LINE | 11 weeks | Q3 |
| Aging Cell | 1474-9726 | Wiley-Blackwell | 8 weeks | Q1 |
| FEBS Open Bio | 2211-5463 | Wiley-Blackwell | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Cell Proliferation | 1365-2184 | Wiley-Blackwell | 7 weeks | Q1 |
| Clinical and Translational Science | 1752-8062 | Wiley-Blackwell | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Biomolecules | 2218-273X | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Non-Coding RNA | 2311-553X | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | 6 weeks | Q1 |
| Notulae Scientia Biologicae | 2067-3264 | Horticulture and Forestry Society, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine | 8 weeks | Q4 |
| Journal of Molecular Cell Biology | 1759-4685 | Oxford University Press | 8 weeks | Q1 |
| Pathogens and Immunity | 2469-2964 | Faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| IN SILICO PLANTS | 2517-5025 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions | American Phytopathological Society | 4 weeks | Q1 | |
| Nucleic Acids Research | 1362-4962 | Oxford University Press | 7 weeks | Q1 |
| Journal of Radiation Research | 1349-9157 | Oxford University Press | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN BIOSYSTEMS | 2520-2588 | OLES HONCHAR DNIPROPETROVSK NATL UNIV | 10 weeks | Q4 |
| COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES | 1768-3238 | ACAD SCIENCES | 9 weeks | |
| European Journal of Histochemistry | 20388306 | Page Press Publications | 6 weeks | Q2 |
| Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics | 26164760 | 7 weeks | Q3 | |
| AIMS Molecular Science | 2372-0301 | AIMS Press | 8 weeks | |
| Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering | 15510018 | Arizona State University | 10 weeks | Q2 |
| Acta Biochimica Polonica | 1734154X | Frontiers Media SA | 10 weeks | Q3 |
| Journal of Extracellular Vesicles | 2001-3078 | Wiley-Blackwell | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE | 1095-9289 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | 7 weeks | Q1 |
| RSC Chemical Biology | 2633-0679 | Royal Society of Chemistry | 10 weeks | Q1 |
| ACS BIO & MED CHEM AU | 2694-2437 | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | 10 weeks | |
| BIOINFORMATICS ADVANCES | 2635-0041 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | 8 weeks |