International Journal of Biological Sciences is an Open Access scientific journal published by Ivyspring International Publisher. It features original articles, reviews, and short research communications in all areas of biological sciences. The Journal aims at rapid publication of high quality research results while maintaining rigorous peer review process. Full texts of published articles appear in PubMed Central, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) digital archive of biomedical journal literature, and abstracts are indexed in PubMed. The current Editor-in-Chief is Chuxia Deng, Ph. D., Chief, Mammalian Genetics Section, GDDB, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health.