Biological Theory is devoted to theoretical advances in the fields of evolution and cognition with an emphasis on the conceptual integration afforded by evolutionary and developmental approaches. Follow us on Twitter @BiolTheory https://twitter.com/BiolTheory

The journal appeals to a wide audience of scientists, social scientists, and scholars from the humanities, particularly philosophers and historians of biology.

Articles are single anonymous reviewed by independent international reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief makes all final decisions for all submitted papers based on these reviews.

Journal information

Editor-in-Chief
  • Stuart A. Newman
Publishing model
Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us

Journal metrics

68 days
Submission to first decision
178 days
Submission to acceptance
49,783 (2019)
Downloads

Latest issue

Volume 15

Issue 4, December 2020

Latest articles

  5. Authors

    • Denis Walsh
    • Content type: Thematic Issue Article: Conceptualizing the Environment in Natural Sciences
This journal has 24 open access articles
View all articles

Journal updates

  • COVID-19 and impact on peer review

    As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times.  Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

View all updates

For authors

Submission guidelines Ethics & disclosures Fees and funding Contact the journal Submit manuscript

Explore

Online first articles Volumes and issues Collections Sign up for alerts

Subscribe

eJournal
$79.00
Note this is only the net price. Taxes will be calculated during checkout.
  • Immediate online access with complete access to all articles starting 1997
  • Downloadable in PDF format
  • Subscription expires 12/31/2021
Learn about institutional subscriptions

About this journal

Electronic ISSN
1555-5550
Print ISSN
1555-5542
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. ANVUR
  2. BIOSIS
  3. CNKI
  4. Dimensions
  5. EBSCO Discovery Service
  6. Google Scholar
  7. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
  8. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  9. Naver
  10. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  11. PhilPapers
  12. ProQuest Biological Science Database
  13. ProQuest Central
  14. ProQuest Natural Science Collection
  15. ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection
  16. ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
  17. ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
  18. TD Net Discovery Service
  19. UGC-CARE List (India)
  20. Zoological Record
Copyright information

Rights and permissions

Springer policies

© Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research