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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.646

H-Indexi

129

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.521

Total Worksi

2,732

Total Citationsi

128,393

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

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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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyMonthly, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,732

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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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

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, PubMed

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

183

2.3k

2019

1.5k

2020

541

2021

121

1.3k

2022

305

2023

260

2024

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Biology

Is Journal of Computational Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Computational 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 Computational Biology?

Journal of Computational 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 1.33.

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

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