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BioSystems

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland

ISSN0303-2647eISSN1872-8324

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.392

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.65

Total Works

5,327

Total Citations

103,109

2yr Mean Citedness

2.08

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Applied MathematicsQ3

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