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BioScience Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for BioScience in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Oxford University Press template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the BioScience format

BioScience is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', BioScience, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — BioScience has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Species Distribution and Climate Change Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
ISSN0006-3568
Citation impact (2-yr)4.73
h-index344
i10-index3,581
Total citations549,366
Article processing charge$4,705
Top institutions publishing hereCornell University
Journal websitebioscience.oxfordjournals.org
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in BioScience per year

222
2014
201
2015
199
2016
165
2017
166
2018
165
2019
175
2020
146
2021
105
2022
123
2023
140
2024
223
2025

Citation impact of BioScience by publication year

10.3K
2014
11K
2015
9.4K
2016
12.2K
2017
7.1K
2018
6.7K
2019
7.4K
2020
5K
2021
2.5K
2022
1.5K
2023
1.4K
2024
564
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BioScience

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein, Eric Wikramanayake et al. · 1 Jan 2001

The tapestry of life on Earth is unraveling as humans increasingly dominate and transform natural ecosystems. Scarce resources and dwindling time force conservationists to target their actions to stem the loss of biodiversity—a pragmatic approach, given the highly uneven distribution of species and threats (Soulé and Kohm 1989, Olson and Dinerstein 1998, Mace et al.…

8,459 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Natural Flow Regime

N. LeRoy Poff, J. David Allan, Mark B. Bain et al. · 1 Dec 1997

N. LeRoy Poff, J. David Allan, Mark B. Bain, James R. Karr, Karen L. Prestegaard, Brian D. Richter, Richard E. Sparks, Julie C. Stromberg; The Natural Flow

6,405 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas

Mark Spalding, Helen Fox, Gerald R. Allen et al. · 1 Jul 2007

ABSTRACT The conservation and sustainable use of marine resources is a highlighted goal on a growing number of national and international policy agendas. Unfortunately, efforts to assess progress, as well as to strategically plan and prioritize new marine conservation measures, have been hampered by the lack of a detailed, comprehensive biogeographic system to classify the…

4,037 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

BioScience template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BioScience format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BioScience template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BioScience use?
BioScience uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', BioScience, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BioScience?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready BioScience document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BioScience template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BioScience format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes BioScience?
BioScience is a multidisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. DocuGuru's BioScience template matches Oxford University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready BioScience PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BioScience template (the oup-authoring-template class) that is ready to submit to Oxford University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the BioScience template cost?
You can start writing in the BioScience template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready BioScience PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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