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Journal of Mathematical Biology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0303-6812eISSN1432-1416

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.91

H-Indexi

163

SNIPi

1.14

Total Worksi

3,995

Total Citationsi

143,420

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Mathematical Biology (JOMB) utilizes diverse mathematical disciplines to advance biological understanding. It publishes papers providing new insights through rigorous mathematical analysis or innovative mathematical tools, with a focus on accessibility to biologists. Covers cell biology, genetics, ecology, and more Welcomes review papers Encourages proposals for topical collections

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1998-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,995

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

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 Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0303-6812 / 1432-1416

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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

138

2.1k

2019

1.1k

2020

152

1.6k

2021

142

1.4k

2022

182

1.7k

2023

143

683

2024

159

346

2025

116

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 MathematicsQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Modeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationMathematical Biology Tumor GrowthGene Regulatory Network Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mathematical Biology

Is Journal of Mathematical Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal 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 Journal of Mathematical Biology?

Journal 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 2.14.

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

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