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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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.344

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.763

Total Worksi

641

Total Citationsi

5,637

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

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

10/11 · 91%

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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?

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?

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

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

969

2021

126

3.2k

2022

112

1.4k

2023

695

2024

165

344

2025

242

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.

BiochemistryQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Computational MathematicsQ1

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

Structural BiologyQ1

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

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Bioinformatics

Is Frontiers in Bioinformatics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Bioinformatics: 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 Frontiers in Bioinformatics?

Frontiers in Bioinformatics 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 2.11.

Is Frontiers in Bioinformatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Bioinformatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.