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Mathematical Biosciences
Mathematical Biosciences is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.2), formerly ABDC B, WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Inc..
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Quick answers
Is Mathematical Biosciences indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1967–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.2.
What quartile is Mathematical Biosciences in Scopus?
Mathematical Biosciences is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 177 of 669), Q2 in Statistics and Probability (rank 95 of 303) and Q2 in Applied Mathematics (rank 221 of 680), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Mathematical Biosciences?
Mathematical Biosciences is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.703, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 118.
How much does it cost to publish in Mathematical Biosciences?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,660 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Mathematical Biosciences and what is its ISSN?
Mathematical Biosciences is published by Elsevier Inc. Its print ISSN is 0025-5564 and its online ISSN is 1879-3134.
Is Mathematical Biosciences covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Mathematical Biosciences in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
What is the ABDC rating of Mathematical Biosciences?
It was rated B in the 2010 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
Is Mathematical Biosciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Mathematical Biosciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Mathematical Biosciences has an h-index of 179 and a 2-year mean of 2.4 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #116 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
179
h-index
2.4
2-yr mean citations
3,007
i10-index
6,307
works indexed
201,840
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,660
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#116 of 646Top 18%Medicine (all)
#41 of 294Top 14%Statistics and Probability
#139 of 621Top 23%Applied Mathematics
Papers published per year
Mathematical Biosciences published 151 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 165. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematical Biology Tumor Growth
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Mathematical Biosciences? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (27%), United States (20.7%) and Canada (8.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Mathematical Biosciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone 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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