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2007–2019
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BMC Systems Biology
BMC Systems Biology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1752-0509Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,290 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is BMC Systems Biology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2007–2019).
What is the impact factor of BMC Systems Biology?
BMC Systems Biology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in BMC Systems Biology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Systems Biology and what is its ISSN?
BMC Systems Biology is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1752-0509.
Is BMC Systems Biology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is BMC Systems Biology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed BMC Systems Biology for 13 years, between 2007 and 2019. Coverage ended in 2019, 7 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,063 works and 94,024 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2019, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2019, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is BMC Systems Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Systems Biology has an h-index of 124 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
124
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1,606
i10-index
2,063
works indexed
94,024
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,290
BMC Systems Biology published 40 papers in 2019; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 251. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Systems Biology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2019. 4 retracted papers are recorded (1.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2019
- Retracted papers 4 · 1.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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