Journal profile · Medicine-Health Informatics
JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
ISSN 2563-3570 · JMIR Publications · Canada
JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology: fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; median 150 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology is published by JMIR Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, (JBB, ISSN 2563-3570) (Editor-in-chief: Ece Uzun, MS, PhD, FAMIA) is a premier, open-access journal indexed in PubMed Central and PubMed, SCOPUS, Sherpa/Romeo, DOAJ and EBSCO/EBSCO Essentials. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, bioinformatics, genomic variation detection algorithms and tools, AI applications in genomics and pathology informatics, mathematical modeling in biological systems including drug delivery and discovery, genomic data visualization, network biology and cancer genomic data analysis. To learn more about the Editor-in-Chief's vision for the journal, please refer to this editorial here. Need help choosing a journal? Use our Journal Finder tool to find the perfect match for your manuscript. Get Started
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Informatics
Editor-in-chief Ece D. UzunPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Ireland 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine11.8%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine8.3%
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approachesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions7.6%
- Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science6.9%
- Gene expression and cancer classificationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Informatics | Q2 | 84/168 | 50th |
| Biotechnology | Q3 | 173/325 | 46th |
| Genetics | Q3 | 193/357 | 45th |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q3 | 76/134 | 43rd |
| Bioengineering | Q3 | 113/168 | 33rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 90 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 292 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 290 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 139 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 90 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 39 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 37 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 212 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 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)
- about 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 1,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 450 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship
Originality requirement: manuscripts must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they have not been published previously in print or electronic format and are not under consideration by another print or electronic publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Preprints Open for Peer Review
Manuscript requirements follow ICMJE recommendations. Model summary
2026-06-15 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Selection-bias-aware multimodal survival learning for molecular pathological epidemiology: A stabilized IPW–Cox method with a differentiable etiologic-heterogeneity head Open Peer Review Period: September 09, 2026 - November 04, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-08-11 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Sha…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Content overlap of 10% may be considered duplicative. Model summary
A content overlap of just 10% may be considered duplicative.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints Open for Peer Review
Conference presentations and preliminary findings (e.g., abstracts) do not preclude consideration. Model summary
2026-06-15 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Selection-bias-aware multimodal survival learning for molecular pathological epidemiology: A stabilized IPW–Cox method with a differentiable etiologic-heterogeneity head Open Peer Review Period: September 09, 2026 - November 04, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-08-11 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Sha…
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
- JMIR Publications
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2563-3570
- Society / sponsor
- MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
How long does peer review take at JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 118–194 days); authors report an average review time of about 27 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 450 words; Reference style: AMA; Templates: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology open access, and what is the APC?
JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .