About the Journal
Briefings in Bioinformatics is an international forum for researchers and educators in the life sciences. The journal will also be of interest to mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists who apply their work to biological problems. The journal publishes reviews for the users of databases and analytical tools of contemporary genetics, molecular and systems biology and is unique in providing practical help and guidance to the non-specialist in computerized methodology. Papers range in scope and depth, from the introductory level to specific details of protocols and analyses encompassing bacterial, plant, fungal, animal and human data.
Detailed subject areas covered by the journal include: genetic studies of phenotypes and genotypes, mapping, DNA sequencing, expression profiling, gene expression studies, microarrays, alignment methods, protein profiles and HMMs, lipids, metabolic and signalling pathways, structure determination and function prediction, phylogenetic studies and education and training.
Briefings in Bioinformatics is fully open access as of January 2024. Visit the journal's open access page to find out more about the change.
Impact Factor and Ranking
| Year | Impact Factor | Si: Biochemical Research Methods | Si: Mathematical & Computational Biology | Si: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.8 | 4 out of 85 | 4 out of 65 | |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 3 out of 77 | 3 out of 55 | |
| 2021 | 13.994 | 3 out of 79 | 1 out of 57 | |
| 2020 | 11.622 | 3 out of 78 | 2 out of 58 | |
| 2019 | 8.990 | 3 out of 77 | 2 out of 59 | |
| 2018 | 9.101 | 3 out of 79 | 1 out of 59 | |
| 2017 | 6.302 | 4 out of 79 | 2 out of 59 | |
| 2016 | 5.134 | 9 out of 78 | 3 out of 57 | |
| 2015 | 8.399 | 3 out of 77 | 2 out of 56 | |
| 2014 | 9.617 | 3 out of 79 | 2 out of 56 | |
| 2013 | 5.919 | 7 out of 78 | 2 out of 52 | |
| 2012 | 5.298 | 9 out of 75 | 3 out of 47 | |
| 2011 | 5.202 | 9 out of 72 | 3 out of 47 | |
| 2010 | 9.283 | 2 out of 71 | 5 out of 160 | |
| 2009 | 7.329 | 4 out of 65 | 7 out of 150 | |
| 2008 | 4.627 | 7 out of 65 | 14 out of 144 | |
| 2007 | 4.415 | 9 out of 60 | 14 out of 138 | |
| 2006 | 24.370 | 1 out of 56 | 1 out of 139 |
This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports (Source Clarivate, 2024).
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