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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

/ 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

0.719

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.439

Total Works

177

Total Citations

1,059

2yr Mean Citedness

3.07

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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.

⚡ 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 Published2012

FrequencyContinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications177

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 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

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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?

2674-0702 / 2674-0702

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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

2012

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.

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