Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Theoretical Biology Forum
ISSN 0035-6050 · eISSN 2283-7175 · Fabrizio Serra Editore · ITALY
Theoretical Biology Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.33; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theoretical Biology Forum is published by Fabrizio Serra Editore 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 Marine and fisheries research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Crustacean biology and ecology, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in Italy in 1919, «Theoretical Biology Forum» (formerly «Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum») is one of the oldest biological journals in the world. It is devoted to theoretical biology, in its broadest sense. The journal aims at going beyond specializations, discussing, before a multidisciplinary audience, biological topics of general theoretical interest. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences and Biology of Mind, Complexity of Biological Systems, Biomathematics, Biophysics, History and Philosophy of Biology. All topics are dealt with from a theoretical standpoint, the focus being on concepts rather than on technical details. Mathematical formalism is reduced to a minimum, so that articles are also accessible to non-specialists. Experimental papers are not accepted. «Theoretical Biology Forum» publishes research articles, reviews, 'perspective' articles, book reviews, letters to the editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief David M. LambertPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science9.1%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics9.1%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience4.6%
- Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.6%
- Gene expression and cancer classificationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
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 | 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 | 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 | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCIMEDLINEERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EMBiology, UMI, Zoological Record, Scimago Journal & Country Rank
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
- 0.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Fabrizio Serra Editore
- Country or region
- ITALY
- ISSN
- 0035-6050
- Print ISSN
- 2282-2593
- Electronic ISSN
- 2283-7175
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theoretical Biology Forum
What CAS zone is Theoretical Biology Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Theoretical Biology Forum is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Theoretical Biology Forum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.33; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Theoretical Biology Forum?
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 Theoretical Biology Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theoretical Biology Forum is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SSCI, MEDLINE and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Theoretical Biology Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Theoretical Biology Forum is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .