This is the end of the era for the Company and for me personally. I'm probably quite unusual in having had the same manager for almost 15 years, but I've never stopped learning from her. I'll miss her guidance and support hugely.

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our CEO, Claire Moulton, is retiring this week. We will miss Claire’s leadership – her enthusiasm and innovative approach have supported the Company through many major projects – but we wish her all the best for her well-deserved retirement. www.biologists.com/stories/a-bi...

And thanks to all the great @biologists.bsky.social Directors, who give their time and expertise so generously to make The Company of Biologists the great #NotForProfit #Publisher that it is

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · last mo.

At Heathrow hopefully heading home. Great @biologists.bsky.social Board meeting. Fun to be a small part of the team that makes @jcellsci.bsky.social , @jexpbiol.bsky.social , @dev-journal.bsky.social, @dmmjournal.bsky.social & @biologyopen.bsky.social happen. Choose society &non-profit journals!

If you are attending BaCell3D (@bacell3d.bsky.social) from 22-24 June in Basel, Switzerland, Reviews Editor @ingridtsang.bsky.social will also be there. Don't forget to chat to Ingrid about @dev-journal.bsky.social and @the-node.bsky.social.

As Editor of @dev-journal.bsky.social I get asked "What are you doing about your impact factor?" In our new editorial we say: Ask not what Dev can do for the impact factor. Ask what you can do for Dev's IF The IF is about how we all cite, review & assess each other's work doi.org/10.1242/dev....

The elephant in the room: impact factor

Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...

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Alex and James have done a great job here in articulating the conflicting issues we face with the dreaded Impact Factor. We all know it’s a highly flawed metric for so many reasons, but its influence is so pervasive across the research ecosystem that it’s hard to completely ignore it.

Alex Eve@amjeve.uk · 2mo ago

Journal impact factors were released yesterday. In our latest @dev-journal.bsky.social Editorial, @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and I discuss how we are all architects of impact, highlighting that measuring the influence and support journals provide goes beyond a single number. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Over the past year, @biologyopen.bsky.social has expanded its Fast & Fair initiative to accelerate peer review. The results are impressive - take a look at their latest preprint to find out more: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Daniel Gorelick@danielgorelick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Paying peer reviewers works. Expanded Fast & Fair experiment @biologyopen.bsky.social: • 5.5 vs 37.7 working days to decision with reviews • ~3 vs ~9 reviewer invitations per manuscript • no reduction in editor-assessed review quality • similar acceptance rates www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Enjoyed a very convincing talk by @seemagrewal.bsky.social explaining why choosing a non-profit publishers benefits the community; revenues are used to support researchers, rather than filling the pockets of the publisher. Find more reasons here: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re...

Seema Grewal@seemagrewal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Heading off to Amsterdam for the Dutch Society for Cell Biology conference. Happy to chat about @jcellsci.bsky.social and our not-for-profit status and charitable activities! dutch-society-cell-biology.nl

Do you have a manuscript with reviews from another journal? We can use them to fast track a decision on your submission. Read more journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/jo...

We are pleased to welcome 8 new fellows to our Pathway to Independence programme. Welcome Maëlle Bellec, @iamzico.bsky.social, @evhealy.bsky.social, @josepmercadal.bsky.social, @nikhil-mishra.bsky.social, Jessica Perochon, Yamini Ravichandran & Margherita Zamboni. Read more⤵️ tinyurl.com/4bk4wrk7

"Why is publishing so expensive?" It's a question I hear all the time, so we at @biologists.bsky.social thought we'd try to dispel some of the myths around publishing economics & provide transparency around our costs. Today, we publish editorials in all 5 of our journals - links in the thread below.

It’s FREE to publish in Journal of Cell Science – there are no page charges, colour charges or hidden fees. And if your institution has a Read & Publish agreement, you can publish immediate OA free of charge. Find out more: journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re... #forscientists #notforprofit

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Santa Cruz Meeting on Developmental Biology!!! #scdb26 @flybase.bsky.social @zfinmod.bsky.social @alliancegenome.bsky.social @insdb.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @geneticssociety.bsky.social @bsdb.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social scdb2026.sites.ucsc.edu

Looking forward to #R2Rconf in a couple of weeks, where I’ll be taking part in a panel discussion on journal-independent peer review. Want to hear more about @reviewcommons.org, @prelights.bsky.social and other initiatives? You can still register and the rest of the programme looks great too!

Researcher to Reader Conference@r2rconf.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What's on the Agenda at #R2RConf on 24-25 February in London? r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen... @katherine-brown.bsky.social

Congrats to the 2026 SDB Award Winners! Conklin Medal: Lee Niswander SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Alexandra Joyner Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Roberto Mayor Hay New Investigator Award: Jeffrey Farrell SDB Trainee SciComm Award: Nicholas Desnoyer bit.ly/4afnjiC

Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb. More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...

Work for us

Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts...

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An organisation is only ever as good as the people who work in it. I've now been at @biologists.bsky.social for 14 years, and there's no way I'd have stayed so long were it not for the friendly, talented and dedicated people I get to work with every day. #biologists100

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 8mo ago

As we reflect on the past 100 years, one thing becomes clear: the impact we have had on the communities we serve is only possible because of our inspiring and motivated staff. Read more about the people behind the Company here: bit.ly/44nyx2r

A deep dive into the backstory of @dev-journal.bsky.social and why it changed its name (spoiler - it's not *just* because Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology was such a mouthful!). Many thanks to Nick Hopwood for researching and writing this. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Identities of an embryology journal in a molecular age; or, How Development got its name

ABSTRACT. Journals build identities to attract authors and subscribers. Name changes make the stakes explicit. This article explains how the plain Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology (JE...

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At #CellBio2025 and want to find out more about how you can get your paper peer reviewed in 7 working days? This is what @biologyopen.bsky.social's Fast & Fair initiative is doing. @danielgorelick.bsky.social has all the details at the @biologists.bsky.social booth!

Biology Open@biologyopen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Attending #CellBio2025? Have questions about publishing with Biology Open @biologyopen.bsky.social or our Fast & Fair peer review initiative? Meet Editor-in-Chief @danielgorelick.bsky.social on Tuesday, 9 December, 12:00 -13:00 pm at booth 1232.

Are you a #devbio postdoc planning to go on the job market in 2026? Then this is the initiative for you! Offering training, networking, mentoring and profile-raising components, Development's PI Programme can give you that extra support you might need while navigating this challenging time...

Development@dev-journal.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel... Application deadline: 2 February 2026.

If you’re not aware of BiO’s Fast & Fair initiative, do listen to this podcast or find out more on the website (journals.biologists.com/bio/pages/fa...). We’re trying to tackle two big issues with the peer review process - how to make it quicker & how to recognise the crucial work of peer reviewers

Biology Open@biologyopen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

@biologyopen.bsky.social is compensating peer reviewers as part of the Fast & Fair peer review initiative. BiO’s Managing Editor Alejandra Clark recently joined reporter Geoff Marsh in a podcast that reviews the concept of paying peer reviewers more closely qspace.fqxi.org/podcasts/125....

Publication integrity has always been a big part of what we do @biologists.bsky.social but it’s more challenging than ever these days. Lots of people contribute to this work, but a special shout-out today to our awesome in-house integrity team. Thanks for all you do! #PublicationIntegrityWeek

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It’s #PublicationIntegrityWeek, and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those who support us in our integrity work on the journals – helping to ensure the papers we publish can be trusted. 1/10

One month left for early-career researchers to apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution' organised by James Hombría & Antónia Monteiro Deadline 5 Dec. biologists.com/workshops/ju... @isabelalmudi.bsky.social @jlopezrios.bsky.social

Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution

Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution Recent studies on the evolution of novel traits provide a window of opportunity to understand how existing gene-regulatory networks (GRN...

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Delighted to see other journals joining @dev-journal.bsky.social and @jcellsci.bsky.social in supporting Review Commons with handling of submissions to the platform.

Review Commons@reviewcommons.org · 9mo ago

Big New! @elife.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #G3journal are joining editorial forces with @reviewcommons.org - bringing not just field-specific expertise to the process but also making #PreprintPeerReview a truly collaborative effort!🎉👏 Read more to find out👇 www.embo.org/features/pub...

Compared to other publishers, The Company of Biologists is small fry with fewer than 70 staff supporting 5 journals from a single office. But, for over 100 years now, it’s punched above its weight in innovation, prestige and community support.

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This week has been special for us, marking 100 years of supporting biologists and inspiring biology. We celebrated our achievements at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social last night. We want to thank all our staff, whose continual inspiration and daily support for one another make our work possible.

It’s our 100th birthday today - and we’re still going strong after all this time! Here’s to the next 100 years of community-centric publishing and charitable support… 🎉

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 10mo ago

1925: On this date, 100 years ago, The Company of Biologists is founded by George Parker Bidder III. Throughout today, we will be posting some of our key milestones. Read more about the past 100 years at bit.ly/3WnTVA1.

Are you enthusiastic about stem cell biology and developmental biology and looking to start a PhD in 2026? Funded opportunites now available. Contact for more infomation. Links below! @lovegrovelab.bsky.social @veronicabiga.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org

Never considered myself extraordinary but very touched that my colleagues wanted to feature me in this series. Do check out the other much more extraordinary scientists we’ve featured over the course of the year

100 biologists

100 extraordinary biologists As we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Company of Biologists, we are looking back at some of the amazing accomplishments in the field and the researchers behind them. Extraordinary has many faces and there are many more people who have helped shape the field of biology and The Company of[...] Read More

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The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our first extraordinary biologist featured this week is Katherine Brown, @biologists.bsky.social Publishing Director and former @dev-journal.bsky.social Executive Editor, who has been closely involved with @prelights.bsky.social since its inception. #100biologists @katherine-brown.bsky.social

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

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I'm attending too! Please feel welcome to speak to me about your research and how the journal can better serve you. I'm taking part in the 'Ethics and Publishing' session on Thursday 25 September and I'm also bringing some @dev-journal.bsky.social goodies, including some of our popular posters.

Development@dev-journal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Excited for the #CSHAmeeting on Human Development - From Embryos to Stem Cell Models in Suzhou, China? Our Editor, Peter Rugg-Gunn, is attending and has curated a collection of review-type and Research Articles on this topic: journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...

It was fun to look back over a decade of 'From Stem Cells to Human Development' meetings at @dev-journal.bsky.social. This is one of the projects I most enjoyed during my time at the journal - and I really hope we helped to catalyse and support a community... journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

From stem cells to human development: supporting a growing field

In 2014, Development organised the first of The Company of Biologists’ Journal Meetings: ‘From Stem Cells to Human Development’. Conceived to help bring together the developmental biology and stem cel...

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