Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
ISSN 1547-1063 · eISSN 1551-0018 · Arizona State University · UNITED STATES · Bi-monthly · Founded 2004
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering: impact factor 1.81; fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 126 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
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering is published by Arizona State University. 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 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Modeling and Simulation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE) is an interdisciplinary Open Access journal promoting cutting-edge research, technology transfer and knowledge translation about complex data and information processing. MBE publishes Research articles (long and original research); Communications (short and novel research); Expository papers; Technology Transfer and Knowledge Translation reports (description of new technologies and products); Announcements and Industrial Progress and News (announcements and even advertisement, including major conferences).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine23.8%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics14.8%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
- Mathematical Biology Tumor GrowthMathematics7.3%
- Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
- Fractional Differential Equations SolutionsMathematics3.6%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences3.3%
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationComputer Science2.9%
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)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 22 May 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2024 edition (unusually high share of authors from China); 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
- 1.81LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,603OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 745LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,404 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 20 |
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | 227 |
| 2024 | 286 | 286 | 1,376 |
| 2023 | 806 | 806 | 5,313 |
| 2022 | 771 | 771 | 7,101 |
| 2021 | 531 | 531 | 6,559 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous 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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,200 | No | — |
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
- Arizona State University
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1547-1063
- Electronic ISSN
- 1551-0018
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
What is the impact factor of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.81; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .