Journal profile · Mathematical & Computational Biology
Biometrical Journal
ISSN 0323-3847 · eISSN 1521-4036 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1977
Biometrical Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,740; median 279 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biometrical Journal is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag and is in Zone 3 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials, Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference and Statistical Methods and Inference, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biometrical Journal publishes papers on statistical methods and their applications in life sciences including medicine, environmental sciences and agriculture. Methodological developments should be motivated by an interesting and relevant problem from these areas. Ideally the manuscript should include a description of the problem and a section detailing the application of the new methodology to the problem. Case studies, review articles and letters to the editors are also welcome. Papers containing only extensive mathematical theory are not suitable for publication in Biometrical Journal. The Editors are supporting reproducible research. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit computer code and data sets used to illustrate new methods. These will be published as supporting information on the journal's webpage once the paper was accepted for publication. Biometrical Journal welcomes proposals for book reviews, please contact biomj@wiley.com. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef or ISI Web of Science), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Biom. J." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematical & Computational Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics15.7%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics14.2%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics11.7%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences9.3%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.6%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics5.2%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science4.5%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,366OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 73Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 253,149Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 59 | 13 |
| 2025 | 83 | 58 | 88 |
| 2024 | 122 | 91 | 409 |
| 2023 | 135 | 108 | 933 |
| 2022 | 132 | 67 | 726 |
| 2021 | 145 | 79 | 880 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
279 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 204 days – 355 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 73 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 366 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (194 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 256 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,740 / EUR 3,130 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10
- case studyCase Study detailed presentation of a particular analysis within a real-world contextLength not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- letterArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- research articleArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- short communicationArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Recommended Word Count Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
No submission fees. Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria. In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Biometrical Journal will allow authors to cor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. All accepted manuscripts are required to publish a data availability statement to confirm the presence or absence of shared data. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. A Data Availability Statement should be included in the manuscript. Sample statements are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be given in the contribution. It is the authors’ responsibility to obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source, and for su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Hybrid open access. Model summary
Biometrical Journal is part of Wiley’s hybrid open access program offering an open access option within hybrid (subscription-based) journals. With hybrid open acces, on acceptance of your article you can choose to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) to make the article immediately, freely available online for all to read, download, and share. Your funder or institution may cover this charge fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review model. Model summary
Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are not identical or similar to papers already published or being considered for publication by another journal. In such a case, the manuscript will be rejected. If closely related work has already been published or is submitted for publication in another journal, this has to be made appropriately clear in both the cover l…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints allowed. Model summary
Biometrical Journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0323-3847
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-4036
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biometrical Journal
What CAS zone is Biometrical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biometrical Journal is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational Biology / Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biometrical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.07; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 103.
How long does peer review take at Biometrical Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 279 days (interquartile range 204–355 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Biometrical Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Biometrical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biometrical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biometrical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Biometrical Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,740.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .