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Journal of Theoretical Biology

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1916

ISSN1095-8541

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.532

H-Index

282

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.709

Total Works

18,188

Total Citations

716,489

2yr Mean Citedness

1.54

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes theoretical and mathematical models of biological systems. Topics include population dynamics, evolutionary processes, ecological interactions, and disease spread. Specific areas of focus include the impact of network structure on genetic diversity, the dynamics of parasite spillover between managed and wild bees, the role of metabolic vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases, the joint evolution of genetic and cultural diversity, the spread of antibiotic resistance in biofilms, the seasonal recurrence of respiratory virus epidemics, perception-mediated animal movement, cell migration, bacteriophage-bacteria interactions, and wildlife-vehicle collisions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1916

Annual Volume~ 192 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,188

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8541

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

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)

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsPlant and animal studiesGene Regulatory Network AnalysisRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsProtein Structure and DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluation