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npj Systems Biology and Applications

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1968

ISSN2056-7189eISSN2056-7189

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.309

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.873

Total Worksi

730

Total Citationsi

12,491

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

npj Systems Biology and Applications considers all aspects of research covering computational and mathematical approaches to analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to: Computational modeling of biological systems Application of systems biology approaches to disease modeling, pharmacology, drug discovery, biotechnology, and industry Network biology and interactome analysis Multi-omics data integration Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering Single-cell systems biology Systems immunology and host-pathogen interactions Systems neuroscience and brain function Environmental systems biology Evolutionary systems biology The journal offers more choice to Nature Portfolio authors who are seeking a fully open-access and more inclusive platform for publishing their work. The journal is led by systems biology experts who collaborate to cultivate high-quality research. As part of the npj Series , this journal focuses on fostering global partnerships with the research community and other Springer Nature journals.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 124 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications730

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

LOCKSSPMCLibrary of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-7189 / 2056-7189

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC, Library of Congress; National Digital Preservation Program, China, 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

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

1.5k

2019

1.1k

2020

1.4k

2021

831

2022

1.1k

2023

151

1.5k

2024

157

716

2025

177

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 MathematicsQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Drug DiscoveryQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsDrug DiscoveryComputer Science ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Modeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsMathematical Biology Tumor GrowthCell Image Analysis TechniquesGene expression and cancer classificationMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesCancer Cells and Metastasis

Frequently asked questions about npj Systems Biology and Applications

Is npj Systems Biology and Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for npj Systems Biology and Applications: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 npj Systems Biology and Applications?

npj Systems Biology and Applications 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 4.03.

Is npj Systems Biology and Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

npj Systems Biology and Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.