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Algorithms for Molecular Biology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1748-7188eISSN1748-7188

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?

203

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 181d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.777

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.704

Total Worksi

494

Total Citationsi

16,535

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Mathematical & Computational Biology; Computational Theory and Mathematics; Applied Mathematics; Structural Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications494

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~25 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

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1748-7188 / 1748-7188

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, 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

Citations received

296

2019

118

2020

201

2021

221

2022

109

2023

127

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 Theory and MathematicsQ1

Applied MathematicsQ2

Structural BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsStructural BiologyComputational Theory and MathematicsMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGenome Rearrangement AlgorithmsAlgorithms and Data CompressionBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGene expression and cancer classificationMachine Learning in BioinformaticsProtein Structure and DynamicsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsChromosomal and Genetic Variations

Frequently asked questions about Algorithms for Molecular Biology

Is Algorithms for Molecular Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Algorithms for Molecular Biology: 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 Algorithms for Molecular Biology?

Algorithms for Molecular 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 2.84.

Is Algorithms for Molecular Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Algorithms for Molecular Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.