BioScience is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.[1] It was established in 1964 and was preceded by the AIBS Bulletin (1951–1963).
| Discipline | Biology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Charles Fenster |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1964–present |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 8.589 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | BioScience |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus | |
| CODEN | BISNAS |
| ISSN | 0006-3568 (print) 1525-3244 (web) |
| LCCN | 82643645 |
| OCLC no. | 610211421 |
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The journal publishes literature reviews of current research in biology, as well as essays and discussion sections on education, public policy, history of biology, and theoretical issues.[2]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed (1973–1979),[3] the Science Citation Index, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, The Zoological Record, and BIOSIS Previews.[4] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 8.589.[5]