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Journal of Theoretical Biology

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1916

ISSN1095-8541

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.55

H-Indexi

282

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.709

Total Worksi

18,188

Total Citationsi

716,489

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology; Mathematical & Computational Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Applied Mathematics; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous); Modeling and Simulation; Statistics and Probability.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1916

FrequencyBiweekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,188

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

351

4.6k

2019

283

3.2k

2020

275

2.7k

2021

247

2.2k

2022

189

2023

187

560

2024

207

263

2025

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)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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Theoretical Biology

Is Journal of Theoretical Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Theoretical Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Theoretical Biology?

Journal of Theoretical 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 1.54.

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

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