''BioScience'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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that is published by
Oxford University Press
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on behalf of the
American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Oxford University Press to publish BioScience journal from 2019
/ref> It was established in 1964 and was preceded by the ''AIBS Bulletin'' (1951–1963).
The journal publishes literature reviews of current research in biology
Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...
, as well as essay
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s and discussion sections on education, public policy, history of biology, and theoretical issues.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in MEDLINE/ PubMed (1973–1979),Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020 impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 8.589.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/
Journal page
at the American Institute of Biological Sciences
Biology journals
Academic journals established in 1964
Oxford University Press academic journals
Monthly journals
English-language journals
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United States