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  • Answers the need for meta-theoretical analysis, of the very nature of biology, as well as of its social implications
  • Subscribes to no specific school of biology, nor of philosophy
  • Publishes work from authors of all persuasions and disciplines
  • Each issue carries one or more discussions or comparative reviews

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Five year impact factor
51 days
Submission to first decision
238 days
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123,083 (2019)
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