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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 20h

. @biologists.bsky.social is offering 20 funded places for ECRs from the Global South to attend the Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments Workshop in Argentina, 1-5 August 2027 Application deadline: 6 Nov 2026 Don't miss out! 🔁 www.biologists.com/workshops/au...

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Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments
Organisers: Martin Berón de Astrada, Sebastián Eduardo Sabatini, Martín Tresguerres, Maria Soledad Yusseppone
Early-career reserachers apply for funded places
1-5 August 2027

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 22h

@jcellsci.bsky.social are now accepting submissions for their next special issue, which will focus on #membrane dynamics and repair and will be coordinated by Guest Editors Jeremy Carlton and Phyllis Hanson. Submission deadline: 2 April 2027 Find out more: tinyurl.com/yc2prenb

Call for papers - Special Issue - Membrane Dynamics and Repair

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

From Albania to Zimbabwe, researchers in 30 developing and transition economy countries benefit from fee-free Open Access publishing and free read access in our journals following a Read & Publish agreement with @eifl.bsky.social www.biologists.com/library-hub/... #accesstoinfo #UNESCO

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Read & Publish Open Access agreement with EIFL

Fee-free Open Access publishing in The Company of Biologists' hybrid journals is now available to researchers in 30 developing and transition economy countries.

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Snezhka Oliferenko @alebenoit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

People!!! This workshop will be ACE - please share, please apply!

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Make sure you don't miss the latest articles from our journals. Sign up to content alerts from @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social, @jexpbiol.bsky.social, @dmmjournal.bsky.social & @biologyopen.bsky.social at journals.biologists.com/bio/pages/al...

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Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Last month to apply for ECR places on our workshop on developmental robustness taking place next April. Apply and spread the word, I promise it’s going to be great!

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌱🔬Register now for our plant imaging series! In this webinar, @madic.bsky.social will take us exploring through plant cells using cryo-ET, while @lauracopeland.bsky.social focuses on root-microbial dynamics using FPM and fluorescence microscopy. 🗓️15 October focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/23/r...

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DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today is #WorldCancerResearchDay with the theme "Advancing Cancer Research Together". In our interview with Liz and Jay Scott, founders of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, they discuss the unique challenges in childhood cancer research. journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you Erika Matunis for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with Johns Hopkins University @jhu.edu Read Erika’s paper: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Publishing in Development was a wonderful experience. We are especially grateful that the Read & Publish agreement with Johns Hopkins University enabled us to publish Open Access free of charge. The agreement is an important investment in open science, and I hope similar partnerships become more common across scholarly publishing.

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Yamini Ravichandran In this interview, Yamini discusses her work focusing on understanding tissue-scale processes, regeneration and morphogenesis. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

21-25 September is National Postdoc Appreciation Week #PostdocAppreciationWeek & JEB wants to thank all of the awesome postdocs that publish in the journal for their dedication and determination #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/2026NPAW

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DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW2026 we are celebrating our #FirstPerson interviews. These interviews spotlight the first authors of a selection of papers published in DMM, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Browse the collection: tinyurl.com/3n8zwyxf

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Applications are now open for early-career researchers to apply for a funded place at our Workshop on Membrane Function: Insights from Cellular Diversity and Evolution, organised by Snezhana Oliferenko @alebenoit.bsky.social & Cunqi Ye. Find out more and apply www.biologists.com/workshops/ju...

Membrane Function: Insights from Cellular Diversity and Evolution
Date: 13 – 16 June 2027

Location: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK
Organisers: Snezhana Oliferenko and Cunqi Ye

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you Ruth Ashery-Padan for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with Tel Aviv University Read Ruth’s paper: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

The ability to publish fee-free Open Access through the Read & Publish agreement is critical for our lab. Scientific funding is always tight, so eliminating article processing charges ensures that our budget stays focused directly on driving scientific discovery. As active peer reviewers who contribute our time to the scientific community, we highly appreciate a seamless path to publishing in top-tier journals.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Did you know… JCS is one of the affiliate journals of @reviewcommons.org, a platform for high-quality, journal-independent peer review of manuscripts from the life sciences before submission to a journal. #PRW2026 #PeerReviewWeek Our collection: journals.biologists.com/collection/1...

JCS cover: Deconvolved confocal images showing a lateral view of the tail of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, highlighting the localisation of epidermal AGEF-1 (an orthologue of BIG2; gold, cyan and orange puncta in the top, middle and bottom images, respectively) and RAB-35 (cyan, green and yellow blobs and striated patterns in the top, middle and bottom images, respectively). AGEF-1 interacts with RAB-35 in the nematode epidermis to modulate the integrity of touch-sensing nerves embedded within the skin. See article by I. Bonacossa-Pereira et al. (jcs264565), a Review Commons transfer.

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DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Have a paper that's been reviewed elsewhere? DMM is pleased to consider such manuscripts for 'fast-track' decisions. Send us the manuscript together with the full set of reviews and decision letters, and we’ll use these to make a decision. Find out more at journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/jo...

Fast track your paper with DMM. Do you have a paper with reviews from another journal? We can use them to fast track a decision on your paper.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're now accepting submissions for our next special issue, which will focus on 'Proteostasis' and will be coordinated by two of our Academic Editors, Pedro Carvalho and Tamotsu Yoshimori. Submission deadline: 2 November Find out more: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/pr... #proteostasis

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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Reading recommendation for #PeerReviewWeek @ethanewe.bsky.social highlights a study that looks at 115,000+ PLOS papers to explore who chooses open peer review and whether openness relates to article quality. #preprint Adrian Barnett & Matt Spick #preLight⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/w...

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Who chooses open peer review and is it an indicator of article quality? An observational study of PLOS journals - preLights

Opening up peer review

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Reviewers usually provide insightful, thorough analyses that go beyond superficial comments to offer meaningful scientific dialogue." Read this Editorial from Development's Editors reflecting on the value of peer review. #PRW2026 doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Editorial titled "The hard truth about how hard it is to publish in Development," showing the journal masthead, a long author list, and opening columns discussing peer-review challenges and publishing delays.

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DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#DidYouKnow that DMM encourages co-reviewing? PIs - involve post-docs and other early-career scientists in your peer review process! #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026 Find out more in our reviewer guide journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/re...

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Reviewer guide | Disease Models & Mechanisms | The Company of Biologists

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you Clara D’autilia for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with Lund University @biologylu.social Read Clara’s paper: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

The whole process of publishing with The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology was smooth and quick, and I was very happy to discover that Lund University was part of its Read & Publish agreement. Publication fees can be a considerable constraint, especially for early-career researchers like me, so it’s great that there are agreements, such as this one, that allow us to share our work freely with the scientific community. I was also excited to learn that a tree has been planted for our paper, such a great initiative!

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A huge thank you to all our peer reviewers. Each digital tree in the #forestofbiologists represents a real-life tree in Great Knott Wood that is being protected, thanks to the important work of our peer reviewers. Check out the full on forest.biologists.com/landscape. #PRW2026 #PeerReviewWeek

4,570 trees for published articles

14,640 trees for peer reviews

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Call for papers – Human Development We welcome submissions for our 2027 special issue on human development, coordinated by Guest Editor, Hongmei Wang 王红梅. #DevSIHumanDev Find out more and submit your paper by 1 March 2027. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/hu...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as our new CEO. Dan brings extensive publishing expertise and market knowledge to the role, with a strong background in Open Access publishing and non-profit organisations.Read more at www.biologists.com/stories/welc...

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Welcome Dan Shanahan

The Company of Biologists is pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 14 September 2026.

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Biology Open @biologyopen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For this year's #PeerReviewWeek, we want to thank all the reviewers that have participated in BiO's Fast & Fair - an initiative that aims to provide authors with faster peer review decisions without compromising quality.

Biology Open's practice of compensating reviewers is rare and, in my view, contributes to a more respectful and high-quality review culture.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thank you Sally Moody for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with George Washington University Read Sally’s paper: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Neither I nor my collaborators had funds available to pay for Open Access, even though we very much wanted to make our work as widely available as possible. I was extremely excited when the Development editorial office told me that my University participates in the Read & Publish program. I had no idea! This is an exceptional route to Open Access – especially in these days when the use of extramural funds for publications are being limited.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thank you to the organisers and everyone who joined us at this week's @dev-journal.bsky.social #HumanDev26 meeting in Warwick. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thanks too to @wellcometrust.bsky.social- funded Human Developmental Biology Initiative (HDBI) for the collaboration.

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Development HDBI – Human Development: Stem Cells, Models, Embryos
Date: 7 – 9 September 2026

Venue: University of Warwick, UK

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Applications are now open for our Workshop on Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments, taking place in Argentina. We offer 20 funded places for early-career researchers from the Global South to attend, alongside our invited speakers. www.biologists.com/workshops/au...

Workshop:
Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments
Date: 1-5 August 2027

Location: Mercure Iguazu Hotel Iru, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina

Organisers: Martin Berón de Astrada, Sebastián Eduardo Sabatini, Martín Tresguerres and Maria Soledad Yusseppone

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our Special Issue on the Extracellular Environment is now complete! #DevSIextracellular. Guest-edited by @hugheslabpenn.bsky.social & @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, it contains 34 articles in total. Explore more here: tinyurl.com/bdr4ymvr

Special Issue

The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells

Edited by Alex Hughes and Rashmi Priya

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Are you looking to make your next event more #sustainable? Use our event carbon calculator to gain an insight into its projected carbon footprint and view suggestions for how best to mitigate your emissions. www.biologists.com/sustainabili...

How sustainable is your event?

Find out with our event carbon calculator

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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Critical evaluation is an essential part of science. Leonie Brüne speaks with @gmarcovisani.bsky.social and @wsdewitt.github.io about their technical comment #preprint re-examining conclusions from the MULTI-evolve paper. #preLight: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a... youtu.be/n1ijJ0ZoDBY?...

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spotLights Ep 22: preLights in conversation with William DeWitt and Gian Marco Visani

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DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

*** Call for papers deadline extended *** Submit your latest #Paediatric #GeneticDiseases paper to be included in our next special issue. The deadline has been extended to 7 December 2026. Find out more today 👇️ tinyurl.com/3b8zscaz

Call for papers - Special Issue - Paediatric Genetic Diseases: Models, Mechanisms and Therapies. Edited by James Amatruda, Ross Cagan and Elaine Mardis. Extended deadline: 7 December 2026.

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DMM Journal @dmmjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Are you a PhD student interested in #SciComm, disease biology and publishing? Are you in the BBSRC DTP/PIPS or equivalent schemes where an internship forms part of the training? Join us as an intern and work with the DMM editorial team. Find out how to apply: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

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Explore career opportunities at The Company of Biologists. Join a team passionate about science, publishing and community support.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you Paschalis Kratsios for sharing your fee-free #OA publishing @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with University of Chicago @uicbios.bsky.social Read Paschalis’ paper: doi.org/10.1242/dev.... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

My lab’s policy is to provide unrestricted Open Access to everyone for every paper we publish. However, the current funding situation in the US presented difficulties in maintaining this policy. I was therefore thrilled to see that the University of Chicago was part of a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists. I had no idea! Waiving publication charges creates a more equitable publishing landscape. This is particularly important for scientists at the beginning of their careers or those with limited funding. In addition, a real tree is planted for each published article. I encourage other publishers to follow the trailblazing work of Development and The Company of Biologists.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If you are a postdoc hoping to present at the SICB 2027 annual meeting in Pittsburgh, USA, & you are in need of financial support to travel, make sure you apply for a @biologists.bsky.social/@sicb.bsky.social Postdoc Travel Award 🔁 Deadline: 10 September '27 tinyurl.com/bdfmbph7

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Last few days for ECRs to apply for a funded place at our Workshop on Integrating Physiology and Behaviour in Assessment of Ectotherm Heat Tolerance, 7 – 10 March 2027, organised by Michael Ørsted & Johannes Overgaard. More at www.biologists.com/workshops/ma... @jexpbiol.bsky.social

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Integrating Physiology and Behavior in Assessment of Ectotherm Heat Tolerance

This Workshop will unite leading thermal-ecologists, physiologists, and modelers to advance knowledge of thermal stress biology in ectotherms and establish a unified framework for analysing…

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Save the date - @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social and @dmmjournal.bsky.social are holding a meeting on #Metabolism 📅21 – 23 June 2027 📍St Mary’s Marylebone, London, UK Register your interest for #BiologistsMetabolism now www.biologists.com/meetings/met...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank you Erwan Tilly for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with University of Graz @uni-graz.at Read Erwan’s paper: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Publishing our article fee-free Open Access in the Journal of Experimental Biology under the Read & Publish agreement with the University of Graz was remarkably straightforward. The process for authors was made extremely simple, requiring almost no administrative effort on our part, and the institutional agreement ensured that we did not have to cover any Open Access publication charges ourselves. This practical arrangement greatly helped to make our research immediately and freely available to the scientific community.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Funded places are available for early-career researchers at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027, organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins and Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social Find out more and apply at www.biologists.com/workshops/ap...

Workshop - Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, early-career researchers apply for funded places

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are excited to invite you to the second webinar in our cell migration series. In this webinar, we focus on new models for studying cell migration with talks from @ankita13jha.bsky.social, @raphclement.bsky.social & @katrinavelle.bsky.social. More info⤵️: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/03/f...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are looking to recruit an Editorial Administrator to work across our portfolio of five life-science journals, with a particular focus on Journal of Cell Science. Deadline 4 September. Find out more and how to apply at www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join us as Sustainability Officer to develop & share best practice for sustainable conferencing, manage & organise sustainability data collection, analysis and reporting, and lead the Company’s review of SGDs. Closing date for applications: 7 September. www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

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Explore career opportunities at The Company of Biologists. Join a team passionate about science, publishing and community support.

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Join the Society for Experimental Biology (@sebiology.bsky.social) as our new Membership & Administration Officer on a 2-year fixed-term contract. 💷 £27,000 + benefits 🌍 Remote 📅 Closing date: 11 September 2026 Find out more and apply: societyforexperimentalbiology.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoa...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are pleased to announce the renewal of our Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC). Read the announcement: www.biologists.com/library-hub/... #SouthAfrica #Research #OpenAccess

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SANLiC announcement

The Company of Biologists is delighted to announce a new Read & Publish Open Access agreement with the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC).

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Thank you Luisa Maria Jaimes-Nino @jaimesnino.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz @mainzuniversity.bsky.social Read Luisa’s paper: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Not only was I very happy to learn that our institution has a Read & Publish agreement with The Company of Biologists, but to see that a tree was planted on behalf of article. Always happy to see initiatives that make science more accessible!

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thank you Ophir Klein @ophirklein.bsky.social for sharing your experience of #OA publishing @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with University of California – San Francisco @ucsflibrary.bsky.social Read Ophir’s paper: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Publishing our work Open Access in Development allows our article to be immediately accessible to the developmental biology community and beyond; we hope our findings will be useful to scientists across several fields, so the broad and free access is extremely valuable.

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Apocalypse? Nah! Part I – future tense Mole considers how AI can/will/has changed how we interact with scientific literature journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Cartoon of an anthropomorphised mole sticking its head out of ‘Mole lab’ to talk to two headphone-wearing molelets. Mole says, “Ah-Gen-M!!! Listening to paper on their AI players…. They reply, “No way, Mole!” “…We’re mini-prepping to Kanda Bongo Man”
Original artwork by Pete Jeffs

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Make sure that you don't miss out on all the newest developments in Journal of Experimental Biology by signing up for our table of contents alerts 🔁 journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/al...

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Did you know that Development publishes Techniques and Resources papers? They cover new or improved techniques, as well as new, impactful resources for #devbio. Browse a selection of these free-to-read articles in our subject collection. journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...

A screenshot of Development's 'Highlights from our Techniques and Resources section' subject collection.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Deadline is 31 August to register for the Innovative Preclinical Models for Pediatric Cancer Research meeting, hosted by @dmmjournal.bsky.social. Hear talks from an outstanding line up of speakers and apply to present a poster. www.biologists.com/meetings/dmm...

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