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Database : the journal of biological databases and curation

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1758-0463eISSN1758-0463

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

1.238

H-Index

108

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.931

Total Works

1,781

Total Citations

74,401

2yr Mean Citedness

2.93

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the creation, curation, and analysis of biological databases. It covers resources for understanding protein function, genetic variations, disease mechanisms, and molecular interactions across various organisms and biological contexts. The journal also addresses the computational and data management aspects of biological research, including database development, data integration, and the application of bioinformatics tools.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 107 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,781

Publisher OrgUniversity of Oxford

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-0463 / 1758-0463

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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, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Information SystemsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Information SystemsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biomedical Text Mining and OntologiesBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGene expression and cancer classificationMachine Learning in BioinformaticsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsRNA modifications and cancerSemantic Web and OntologiesTopic Modeling