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Mathematical Biosciences

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0025-5564eISSN1879-3134

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.703

H-Indexi

177

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.823

Total Worksi

6,235

Total Citationsi

197,904

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Mathematical Biosciences publishes work providing new concepts or new understanding of biological systems using mathematical models, or methodological articles likely to find application to multiple biological systems. Topics discussed include differential equations, branching processes, and outbreak research.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySixteen No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,235

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0025-5564 / 1879-3134

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

115

1.5k

2019

2.2k

2020

2021

537

2022

561

2023

144

660

2024

160

198

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Applied MathematicsQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Statistics and ProbabilityModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematical Biology Tumor GrowthGene Regulatory Network Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Mathematical Biosciences

Is Mathematical Biosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Mathematical Biosciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Mathematical Biosciences?

Mathematical Biosciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.02.

Is Mathematical Biosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mathematical Biosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.