EMBO Reports

EMBO Reports stands for scientific quality beyond narrow definitions of novelty and impact, with a scope that embraces the biosciences from biophysics to ecology. While the journal welcomes diverse article formats, it is renowned for its concise research reports and its influential Science & Society section.

• ‘Short and sweet’ research reports - a single key finding, backed up by multiple lines of experimental evidence. Comprehensive mechanistic insight is not required. 
• EMBO Reports invites well-developed studies that either confirm or refute prominent claims in the literature, as well as null data on important, open questions in the biosciences. 
• Science & Society: authoritative commentary examining the wider issues, challenges, and impacts at the intersection of research and society.
• Author benefits: scooping protection from preprint, transparent and consultative peer review, pre-decision and revision author discussion, data-integrity and curation services.