Journal profile · MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
ISSN 1748-670X · eISSN 1748-6718 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine: impact factor 1.65; fully open access; APC about USD 2,550; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine is published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, together about 20.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine publishes research and review articles focused on the application of mathematics to problems arising from the biomedical sciences. Areas of interest include gene therapy, cell kinetics, pharmacokinetics, chemotherapy, oncology, developmental biology, wound healing, physiology, heart modelling, cardiovascular and lung dynamics, neurobiology, computational neuroscience, biomechanics, biomedical statistics, image analysis, epidemiology, immunology, time series analysis, extracellular matrix properties and signalling, and tissue engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 12%); most named India 11, Mainland China 8, United States 8, Italy 8, Australia 3 (69 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine7.5%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine5.2%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience5%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science4.9%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science4.9%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE on 20 March 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2023 edition (low risk); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,835OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 368LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,053 | 1,052 | 901 |
| 2022 | 1,683 | 1,682 | 12,375 |
| 2021 | 497 | 497 | 8,058 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1748-670X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-6718
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
What is the impact factor of Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.65; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine based?
Of the 69 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (11), Mainland China (8) and United States (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine is indexed in Scopus.
Is Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .