Previously a supplement to Proceedings B, and launched as an independent journal in 2005, Biology Letters is a primarily online, peer-reviewed journal that publishes short, high-quality articles, reviews and opinion pieces from across the biological sciences. The scope of Biology Letters is vast - publishing high-quality research in any area of the biological sciences. However, we have particular strengths in the biology, evolution and ecology of whole organisms. We also publish in other areas of biology, such as molecular ecology and evolution, environmental science, and phylogenetics.

《Biology Letters》是一本由ROYAL SOC出版商出版的专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于2005年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：生物学 2区，小类学科：生物学 2区；生态学 3区；进化生物学 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖生物学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外生物学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为3.812，平均审稿速度约1.0个月。