Editors-in-Chief
Janet Kelso
Alfonso Valencia
About Bioinformatics
The leading journal in its field, Bioinformatics publishes the highest quality scientific papers and review articles of interest to academic and industrial researchers. Its main focus is on new developments in genome bioinformatics and computational biology.
Why publish with Bioinformatics?
Are you looking for a home for your research? Publish with Bioinformatics and enjoy a variety of benefits, including:
- Strong reputation and Impact Factor
- Distinguished and supportive editors
- Fully open access
Author Guidelines
Read our author guidelines to find out more about:
- Manuscript types
- Review processes
- Open access options
- Manuscript preparation
Format free submissions
At first submission, Bioinformatics authors are no longer required to format their manuscript according to journal guidelines.
Bioinformatics is now fully OA
Bioinformatics is now fully open access. Visit the journal's open access page to learn more about the change.
High-Impact Research Collection
Explore the most read, most cited, and most discussed articles published in Bioinformatics in recent years and discover what has caught the interest of your peers.
International Society for Computational Biology
Bioinformatics is an official journal of the International Society for Computational Biology, the leading professional society for computational biology and bioinformatics. Members of the society receive a 15% discount on article processing charges when publishing Open Access in the journal.
Bioinformatics and Publons
Bioinformatics is part of a trial with Publons to recognise our expert peer reviewers and raise the status of peer review.
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Altmetrics
Discover a more complete picture of how readers engage with research in Bioinformatics through Altmetric data. Now available on article pages.
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
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