Biological Reviews publishes synthetic reviews, based on the literature, covering important biological questions that are interesting to a broad readership and are timely (e.g. from a fast-moving field, or due to new discoveries or conceptual advances). A 'synthetic review' goes beyond compiling information, rather it should analyse the information and build a new theoretical or conceptual framework that can substantially reshape the area

《Biological Reviews》是一本专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于1935年，刊期Quarterly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SCI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 1区，小类学科：生物学 1区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。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14.35，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。