BIMS: Black in Marine Science

Integrative and Comparative Biology (ICB), formerly American Zoologist, is one of the most highly respected and cited journals in the field of organismal biology. 

ICB publishes works of original research, reviews, and perspectives. 

MISS authors publishing their article in ICB are entitled to 12-15 free-to-publish pages (roughly 600 to 700 words per page) upon acceptance. 

Color figures are free online. 

ICB is a subscription model journal, and all articles are free to read online after one year from publication. Some special issues and articles are free to read upon publication.

For further details see: https://academic.oup.com/icb

Initial submission. In order to publish the BIMS special issue in fall 2024, please submit your manuscript  by April 1, 2024.

Authors who submit by April 1 2024 receive a free colored figure in print; all figures are in color online for free.

Developing your manuscript. Writing workshops and information sessions about the submission process will be held virtually on Zoom in fall 2023 and spring 2024. ICB will email you a Zoom invite or contact Suzanne Miller (icbjournal@sicb.org). 

You can also check out workshop slide decks and writing tips on this website under the tab Writing.

To facilitate peer feedback, we invite authors to share their manuscript drafts with other authors participating in this special issue during the Peer review sessions organized by BIMS.

ICB accepts many types of articles. Find out more about some of our article formats under the tab Article types. 

ICB publishes original research, reviews, perspectives, and is always open to exploring new ways to uplift scholarly voices.

ICB publishes not only original research in integrative and comparative biology, but also articles on science practice, community, communication, and education that are relevant to our community. Those articles arise from symposia, SICB awards, and special issues. Find examples by following this link.

ICB is dedicated to an inclusive publishing process. Please reach out to ICB with your manuscript idea and we are happy to provide advice and guidelines to support your writing process.

Please check out the resources on the collaborative writing page, including an article on trans-disciplinary fisheries research from 2022.