Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience
ISSN 2052-2541 · SCIK Publishing Corporation
Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience is published by SCIK Publishing Corporation and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, together about 58.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Modeling and Simulation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience (CMBN) is a peer-reviewed open access international journal, which is aimed to provide a publication forum for important research in all aspects of mathematical biology and neuroscience. This journal will accept high quality articles containing original research results and survey articles of exceptional merit.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Lansun ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 29%); most named Mainland China 7, United States 7, United Kingdom 2, Canada 2, France 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine32%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics17.5%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.2%
- Mathematical Biology Tumor GrowthMathematics6.5%
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics5.8%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Data Mining and Machine Learning ApplicationsComputer Science4.2%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine1.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 976 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 94 | 5 |
| 2025 | 145 | 145 | 61 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | 140 |
| 2023 | 138 | 138 | 287 |
| 2022 | 128 | 128 | 359 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 330 |
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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright: Open Access authors retain copyright; articles distributed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Open Access authors retain the copyrights of their papers, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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
- SCIK Publishing Corporation
- ISSN
- 2052-2541
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 29%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (7), United States (7) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .