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BMC Bioinformatics

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1826

ISSN1471-2105eISSN1471-2105

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

216

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 186d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.111

H-Indexi

311

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.024

Total Worksi

13,125

Total Citationsi

846,121

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

BMC Bioinformatics is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles describing novel computational algorithms and software, models and tools, including statistical methods, machine learning and artificial intelligence, for the modelling and analysis of all kinds of biological data, as well as systems biology. Publishes on all aspects of bioinformatics and computational biology. Topics include novel computational algorithms and software, models and tools, and more.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1826

Annual Volume~ 412 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,125

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since1999

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~19 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2105 / 1471-2105

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

763

27k

2019

585

15k

2020

618

15k

2021

586

9.8k

2022

502

9.6k

2023

396

3.2k

2024

339

861

2025

173

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 MathematicsQ1

BiochemistryQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Molecular BiologyQ2

Structural BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsBiochemistryComputer Science ApplicationsStructural BiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGene expression and cancer classificationGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMachine Learning in BioinformaticsBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesProtein Structure and DynamicsGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyComputational Drug Discovery MethodsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsGenomics and Rare Diseases

Frequently asked questions about BMC Bioinformatics

Is BMC Bioinformatics a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of BMC Bioinformatics?

BMC Bioinformatics 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 4.26.

Is BMC Bioinformatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Bioinformatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.