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Theory in Biosciences

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1997

ISSN1611-7530

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.361

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.834

Total Worksi

732

Total Citationsi

13,886

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

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Aims & Scope

Theory in Biosciences is a peer reviewed journal focusing on novel concepts in theoretical biology, including analytical and modelling approaches. Highlights include bioinspired modeling, complexity, and evolutionary biology. Strong emphasis on the philosophy of biology and the history of ideas. Rigorous analysis expected for models phrased in mathematical terms. The journal does not consider standard stability analysis or data analysis papers without novel methods or profound biological insight.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications732

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1611-7530

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

457

2019

180

2020

276

2021

119

2022

209

2023

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.

Applied MathematicsQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationPhilosophy and History of ScienceMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsGene Regulatory Network AnalysisOrigins and Evolution of LifeNeural dynamics and brain functionPlant and animal studiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEvolution and Science Education

Frequently asked questions about Theory in Biosciences

Is Theory in Biosciences a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Theory in Biosciences?

Theory in Biosciences 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 1.79.

Is Theory in Biosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theory in Biosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.