History

Milestones and Achievements

  • 2026:
    • June: Updated the website with new content and revised Editorial Policies.
  • 2025:
    • Revision of Editorial Policies, including Authorship Policy, Conflicts of Interest, Financial Support, Research involving Humans and Animals, Reporting Guidelines, Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools, Data Sharing, Ethics in Research and Publication, Language Policy, among others, formalizing the journal's commitment to integrity and transparency and aligning with international best practices such as ICMJE and COPE.
  • 2021:
    • Start of the annual article-based continuous publication model, from volume 37.
  • 2009:
    • Start of the bimonthly publication model with v. 25, n. 1 (2009).
  • 2007:
    • Discontinuation of the printed edition (ISSN 1516-3725).
    • Start of the exclusive online publication model (ISSN 1981-3163).
    • Start of the quarterly periodicity with v. 23, n. 1 (2007).
    • Implementation of the electronic editorial management system (OJS, Open Journal System).
    • Direct management by editors, with regularization of institutional status by the approval of the Statute by academic units: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Instituto de Agronomia, Instituto de Biologia, Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, and Faculdade de Odontologia.
  • 1998:
    • Creation of the Bioscience Journal (ISSN 1516-3725), replacing the Revista do Centro de Ciências Biomédicas (ISSN 0102-5996).
    • Adoption of a new editorial model, with the creation of a dedicated Department, changes in the Editorial Committee, and expansion of the Scientific Editorial Board.
    • Changes in format and layout.
  • 1985:
    • Start of publication of the Revista do Centro de Ciências Biomédicas (ISSN 0102-5996).

 

Brief History

The Bioscience Journal originated in 1985 with the publication of the Revista do Centro de Ciências Biomédicas (ISSN 0102-5996) by the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU). In 1998, to replace the previous publication, the Bioscience Journal (ISSN 1516-3725) was created, marking the adoption of a new editorial model. This process involved a significant restructuring, including the creation of a dedicated department, changes in the Editorial Committee, and the expansion of the Scientific Editorial Board, resulting in a journal with greater reach and aligned with new editorial trends. Initially maintained by the Editora da UFU (EDUFU), the journal began to be managed directly by editors starting in 2007. That same year, the Bioscience Journal (ISSN 1981-3163) discontinued its printed edition, becoming exclusively online with quarterly periodicity and adopting the Open Journal System (OJS) to optimize its editorial process. Aiming for even greater agility, in January 2021, the journal shifted to an article-based continuous publication model, maintaining an annual volume of articles.