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BioSystems

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland

ISSN0303-2647eISSN1872-8324

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.433

H-Indexi

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.65

Total Worksi

5,327

Total Citationsi

103,109

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

BioSystems publishes research on self-organizing information systems, aiming to understand the origins of biochemical, genetic, epigenetic, physiological, cognitive, linguistic, sociocultural, and biological organization and evolution. It also addresses theoretical computer science intertwined with living systems, and encourages articles linking biology, evolutionary concepts, and information processing sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 194 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,327

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 Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0303-2647 / 1872-8324

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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

130

1.6k

2019

149

1.7k

2020

156

1.6k

2021

133

2022

184

1.3k

2023

177

711

2024

222

405

2025

127

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.

Applied MathematicsQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Modeling and SimulationQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Biomedical EngineeringMedicine (miscellaneous)Statistics and ProbabilityModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisNeural dynamics and brain functionOrigins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about BioSystems

Is BioSystems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BioSystems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BioSystems?

BioSystems 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 2.08.

Is BioSystems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioSystems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.