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Frontiers in Systems Biology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2674-0702eISSN2674-0702

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.742

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.439

Total Worksi

177

Total Citationsi

1,059

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Systems Biology publishes rigorous peer-reviewed research on the application of systems approaches to biological questions. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including computational biology, bioinformatics, mathematical modeling, network biology, and synthetic biology. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspective pieces that advance our understanding of complex biological systems.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications177

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?

2674-0702 / 2674-0702

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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

2012

2021

551

2022

342

2023

260

2024

104

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.

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Applied MathematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksComputational Drug Discovery MethodsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchGut microbiota and healthGene expression and cancer classificationSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsMathematical Biology Tumor GrowthViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Systems Biology

Is Frontiers in Systems Biology a predatory journal?

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

Frontiers in Systems 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 3.07.

Is Frontiers in Systems Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Systems Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.