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Frontiers in Bioinformatics

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1965

ISSN2673-7647eISSN2673-7647

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

0.982

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.763

Total Works

641

Total Citations

5,637

2yr Mean Citedness

2.11

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Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Bioinformatics is a specialty journal within the Frontiers portfolio, dedicated to advancing the field of bioinformatics. It publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research, reviews, and opinion articles that explore the intersection of biology, computer science, and statistics. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerate discoveries in areas such as genomic data analysis, systems biology, structural bioinformatics, and the development of novel computational tools for biological research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications641

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-7647 / 2673-7647

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

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

2000

2010

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

BiotechnologyQ1

Computational MathematicsQ1

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

BiochemistryQ2

Structural BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiotechnologyStructural BiologyComputational MathematicsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMachine Learning in BioinformaticsCell Image Analysis TechniquesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsGene expression and cancer classificationSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsProtein Structure and Dynamicsvaccines and immunoinformatics approachesRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms