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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

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.19

H-Index

311

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.024

Total Works

13,125

Total Citations

846,121

2yr Mean Citedness

4.26

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1826

Annual Volume~ 411 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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2105 / 1471-2105

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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 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