Journal profile · MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
ISSN 1758-0463 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Founded 2009
Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; fully open access; APC about USD 2,598; median 167 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 97 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Huge volumes of primary data are currently archived in numerous open-access databases, and with new generation technologies becoming more common in laboratories, large datasets will become even more prevalent than today. The lasting archiving, accurate curation, efficient analysis and precise interpretation of all of these data are a challenge. Collectively, database development and biocuration are at the forefront of the endeavor to make sense of this mounting deluge of data. Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation provides an open access platform for the presentation of novel ideas in database research surrounding biological information, and aims to help strengthen the bridge between database developers, curators, and users. In addition, the journal will provide a platform for the description of novel advances in the field of biocuration and promote the use of information from biological databases to assist in the planning and design of original research projects. Biocuration involves the translation of information relevant to biology and medicine, into an organized format, typically as a database, which enables the integration of scientific literature as well as large datasets such that information is accurately represented and readily accessible, as a source of information for scientists, and as a basis for computational analysis. The journal will publish: Detailed descriptions of databases, and database tools, in the broad arena of biology - authors are strongly encouraged to include a biological discovery or a 'testable' hypothesis in their papers. Shorter papers describing significant updates to established databases. Objective reviews of complementary and ancillary databases and database tools. User tutorials for database tools. Methodology and technical notes on database development. Improvements to automated prediction and annotation for biomedical datasets. Detailed descriptions of the state and updating of the annotation of genomes. Descriptions of the development and content of ontologies of relevance to the biomedical community and the tools specific to the use of these ontologies. Articles relevant to the annotation process such as standards for curation, annotation best practices, annotation methodologies, the use of automated and semi-automated methods for annotation and the measures for annotation consistency. Perspective manuscripts describing novel approaches, technologies, standards, or methods for database and/or an
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief David Landsman PotomacPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 27, United Kingdom 7, Canada 7, Germany 2, Israel 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biomedical Text Mining and OntologiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.7%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science4.2%
- Gene expression and cancer classificationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Machine Learning in BioinformaticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCCASPublisher website
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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 26Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,091OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 473,307Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 9 |
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | 316 |
| 2024 | 130 | 130 | 744 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | 932 |
| 2022 | 112 | 112 | 2,391 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 2,472 |
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 PubMed · to
167 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (180 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 122 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,598 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,729 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,598 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
All Database content is published under an open access model. Database articles will therefore be freely available to everybody online, upon publication, without the barrier of paid subscription to access. Database articles are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY licence. This means that users of Database articles are entitled to use, reproduce, disseminate or display these articles, includ…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1758-0463
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
What CAS zone is Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 167 days (interquartile range 130–223 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks. 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 Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (27), United Kingdom (7) and Canada (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation open access, and what is the APC?
Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,598.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .