JMIRx Bio

An overlay journal for BioRxiv preprints with post-review manuscript marketplace (What is JMIRx?).

Editor-in-Chief:

Amy Schwartz, MSc, Ph.D., Scientific Editor at JMIR Publications, Ontario, Canada

JMIRx Bio is an innovative overlay journal to BioRxiv and JMIR Preprints (other preprint servers are invited to join). JMIRx peer-reviews preprints and publishes their revised "version of record" with peer-review reports across a broad range of biological sciences. We also accept existing reviews from Plan P accredited peer-review services such as PeerRef or PREreview Preprint Journal Clubs.

Unlike the majority of JMIR journals, papers published in this journal do not require a digital health focus. We publish all research that qualifies for preprinting on BioRxiv.

Conceived to address the urgent need to make highly relevant scientific information available as early as possible without losing the quality of the peer-reviewed process, this innovative new journal is the first in a new series of “superjournals”. Superjournals (a type of "overlay" journal) sit on top of preprint servers (JMIRx Bio serves BioRxiv and JMIR Preprints), offering peer-review and everything else a traditional scholarly journal does. Our goal is to rapidly peer review and publish a paper. All JMIRx Bio papers must have originated as a preprint.

All preprints accepted for curation in JMIRx Bio as "Version-of-Record" are rigorously peer-reviewed, copyedited and XML-tagged. Accepted papers are published along with the related Peer Review Reports and Author Responses to Peer Review Reports, providing an additional layer of transparency to the scholarly publishing process.

There is no Article Processing Fee directly paid by authors for this journal. JMIRx Bio is a diamond open access journal publishing under a PRC model and Plan-P compliant journal, which enables Plan P member universities/institutions and funders to support peer review of preprints and publishing in JMIRx Bio or partner journals. Under Plan P, the institution contributes $1000 towards peer-review (and publication of the peer-review reports), and the funder (if applicable) contributes $1000 for the publication/curation costs, in case the article is accepted. Individual PI-led labs, departments and universities can become institutional members, guaranteeing unlimited peer-review of preprints.

Introductory waivers. For a limited time only, authors who opt-in during submission to receive PREreview community peer review for their preprint or refer us to their department head/librarian/funder contact will receive a membership-waiver and may publish the preprint in JMIRx Bio at no cost to the author. To benefit from this simply refer us to your library, referral form provided here.

To "submit" (nominate a preprint for JMIRx), please use this form at https://bio.jmirx.org/landing.

For detailed instructions and other submission options see How to submit to a JMIRx journal

Recent Articles

Peer-reviews from #PREreview (Live Review Reports)

Peer Review of “Machine Learning Ensemble Identifies Distinct Age-Related Response to Spaceflight in Mammary Tissue (Preprint)”

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Peer Reviews

Peer Review of “Assessing the Influence of Seasonal and Climatic Variations on Livestock Tick Incidence in Tehran Province, Iran: Cross-Sectional Study”

This is a peer-review report related to MS ID#69542.

Peer Reviews

Peer Review of “Assessing the Influence of Seasonal and Climatic Variations on Livestock Tick Incidence in Tehran Province, Iran: Cross-Sectional Study”

This is a peer-review report related to MS ID#69542.

Authors' Responses to Peer-Reviews

Author’s Response to Peer Reviews of “Assessing the Influence of Seasonal and Climatic Variations on Livestock Tick Incidence in Tehran Province, Iran: Cross-Sectional Study”

This is the author’s responses to peer-review reports related to MS ID#69542.

#xEpidemiology

Assessing the Influence of Seasonal and Climatic Variations on Livestock Tick Incidence in Tehran Province, Iran: Cross-Sectional Study

Ticks are well-known ectoparasites of domestic animals, causing significant economic losses and playing a crucial role in the transmission of pathogens within the livestock industry worldwide, including in Iran. Understanding the distribution and diversity of ticks is essential for effective control strategies, especially in regions like Tehran province, where livestock plays a vital role in the economy.

Peer-reviews from #PREreview (Live Review Reports)

Peer Review of “Discovery of Novel Inhibitors of HMG-CoA Reductase Using Bioactive Compounds Isolated From Cochlospermum Species Through Computational Methods (Preprint)”

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Authors' Responses to Peer-Reviews

Authors' Response to Peer Reviews of “Effects of Ventral Pallidum–Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neural Pathway Modulation on Sucrose Consumption and Motivation in Female Rats: Chemogenetic Manipulation Study”

This is the authors’ response to peer-review reports related to MS ID#68519.

Peer Reviews

Peer Review of “Effects of Ventral Pallidum–Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neural Pathway Modulation on Sucrose Consumption and Motivation in Female Rats: Chemogenetic Manipulation Study”

Peer Reviews

Peer Review of “Effects of Ventral Pallidum–Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neural Pathway Modulation on Sucrose Consumption and Motivation in Female Rats: Chemogenetic Manipulation Study”

#xAnimal Behavior and Cognition

Effects of Ventral Pallidum–Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neural Pathway Modulation on Sucrose Consumption and Motivation in Female Rats: Chemogenetic Manipulation

The neural control of food intake involves interactions between homeostatic and nonhomeostatic systems. The nucleus accumbens shell (AcbSh) and ventral pallidum (VP) play key roles in regulating ingestive behavior and project to each other. Previous studies have shown that these projections influence food consumption, with sex differences reported in the modulation of sucrose intake by VP projections.

Authors' Responses to Peer-Reviews

Authors' Response to Peer Review of “Exploring the Accuracy of Ab Initio Prediction Methods for Viral Pseudoknotted RNA Structures (Preprint)”

#Live Reviewed Article Collection

Exploring the Accuracy of Ab Initio Prediction Methods for Viral Pseudoknotted RNA Structures: Retrospective Cohort Study

The prediction of tertiary RNA structures is significant to the field of medicine (eg, messenger RNA [mRNA] vaccines, genome editing) and the exploration of viral transcripts. Though many RNA folding software programs exist, few studies have condensed their locus of attention solely to viral pseudoknotted RNA. These regulatory pseudoknots play a role in genome replication, gene expression, and protein synthesis.