Biological Bulletin
Last updated ISSN 0006-3185
Biological Bulletin is published by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
Is your paper a fit?
The surest way to know is to compare your own abstract against what this journal has actually been publishing, rather than against its aims-and-scope page. Paste your abstract and Journal Hunt will tell you how close Biological Bulletin is — and show you journals like it.
What it publishes
Recent work in Biological Bulletin concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Key facts
| Publisher | Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0006-3185, 1939-8697 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 9,029 |
| Publishing since | 1899 |
| Journal website | www.biolbull.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
Journals like Biological Bulletin
Other established journals in earth and planetary sciences, if this one is not the right home for your paper:

