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Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Springer · United States

ISSN0092-8240eISSN1522-9602

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.73

H-Indexi

172

SNIPi

0.976

Total Worksi

7,552

Total Citationsi

199,476

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

A journal devoted to research at the interface of the life and mathematical sciences. It publishes original research, mathematical biology education, reviews, commentaries, and perspectives. Covers mathematics interface with computational, theoretical, and experimental biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year. 2006-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,552

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer-reviewed

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0092-8240 / 1522-9602

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

120

1.9k

2019

152

2020

148

1.5k

2021

132

1.3k

2022

125

994

2023

153

723

2024

180

399

2025

155

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

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

PharmacologyQ2

ImmunologyQ3

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)PharmacologyMathematics (miscellaneous)ImmunologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Computational Theory and Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsGene Regulatory Network AnalysisMathematical Biology Tumor GrowthEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Is Bulletin of Mathematical Biology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Bulletin of Mathematical Biology?

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 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 2.06.

Is Bulletin of Mathematical Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.