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Journal of Computational Biology

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN1557-8666

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.627

H-Index

129

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.521

Total Works

2,732

Total Citations

128,393

2yr Mean Citedness

1.33

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Computational Biology is a peer-reviewed outlet for advancing computational approaches to biological problems. It covers computational biology and bioinformatics, including biochemical research methods, biotechnology & applied microbiology, computer science, interdisciplinary applications, mathematical & computational biology, and statistics & probability.

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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 LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,732

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-8666

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Computational MathematicsQ2

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

GeneticsQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyComputer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsMathematical & Computational BiologyStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

GeneticsComputational MathematicsComputational Theory and MathematicsModeling and SimulationMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGene expression and cancer classificationBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksAlgorithms and Data CompressionMachine Learning in BioinformaticsProtein Structure and DynamicsGene Regulatory Network AnalysisGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsGenome Rearrangement Algorithms