Journal of Biological Dynamics

Journal of Biological Dynamics is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics and COVID-19 epidemiological studies, together about 60.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Biological Dynamics is an open access journal that publishes cutting-edge research analysing dynamic models that arise from biological processes. Journal of Biological Dynamics focuses on dynamic phenomena at scales ranging from the level of individual organisms to that of populations, communities, and ecosystems. The journal publishes papers that focus on model development and the mathematical analysis of models (although not analysis by means of numerical simulations alone). Papers should clearly state the motivating biological issues being addressed as well as the biological conclusions that result from the analysis. Papers that, in addition, relate models to experimental and observational data are particularly welcome. Journal of Biological Dynamics is of interest to mathematicians and biologists and covers dynamic phenomena in the following topics: Ecology and evolutionary biology Population dynamics Epidemiology Immunology Neuroscience Environmental science Animal behaviour Papers in other areas are acceptable at the editors’ discretion. Please note that if your paper does not meet the Aims and Scope then it will be rejected based on the stated criteria during the initial screening by the Editors. Any papers developed from conference proceedings must acknowledge previously published work/s and significantly extend upon earlier research in order to be considered. Journal of Biological Dynamics accepts original articles, short notes, expository and review articles, open problem and survey articles, and book reviews. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submissions can be made online on the Submission Portal. Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/ The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/. Open Access Journal of Biological Dynamics is an Open Access Journal. All art

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): ECOLOGY-MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Editor-in-chief J. M. CushingPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
• CiteScore Q1 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website

Other: Index Medicus, Google Scholar, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Australian Research Council ERA list 2015, Baidu Scholar, British Library Inside, Clarivate Analytics: BIOSIS Previews, Clarivate Analytics: Zoological Record, CNPIEC, CnpLINKer, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, JournalTOCs, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, New Jour, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), Publons

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.

Impact

Impact factor

2.73LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.7Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.5Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

5.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

5.4Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.66LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.66Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

1.09LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.09Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

24LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

58OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

396OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.87OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

100%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

19LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

173,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 33 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

24%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

38 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

116 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

14 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 33 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

ISSN

1751-3758

Electronic ISSN

1751-3766

Latest issue on the website

Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ