Why publish with Bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics is a high quality and high impact journal that publishes scientific research papers and review articles. As the leading journal in its field, Bioinformatics provides a forum for new developments in genome bioinformatics and computational biology, with emphasis on new algorithms and databases that advance the progress of bioinformatics and biomedical research in a significant manner.
Bioinformatics is fully open access and is an official journal of the International Society for Computational Biology, the leading professional society for computational biology and bioinformatics.
Read on to learn why Bioinformatics is the perfect home for your research.
Reputation
- Strong Impact Factor: Bioinformatics has a current Impact Factor of 4.4. Impact Factor is seen as (one) indicator of the quality of a journal and therefore publishing your work in a journal with a high Impact Factor in turn reflects the high quality of your work.
- The Editors-in-Chief of Bioinformatics, Janet Kelso and Inanc Birol, lead a highly experienced and geographically diverse editorial board.
- The articles published in Bioinformatics make an impact in the field. Explore our high impact collection to find out more.
Readership
Bioinformatics publishes research that is read, discussed, and cited by scientists, practitioners and members of the computational biology community.
Range of content
Bioinformatics offers a range of content types so you can select the format most appropriate for communicating your findings. Choose from original papers, application notes, reviews, letters to the editor, and conference papers.
Article metrics
Article-level metrics, including usage, citations, and Altmetric scores are available for all articles published in the journal, allowing you to understand the reach of your research, and the attention it is receiving online.
Innovative digital publishing
Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform, which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.
Commitment to ethical publishing
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which means that they follow the highest standards of publication ethics and apply COPE principles of publication ethics outlined in the Core Practices.
Open Access
Bioinformatics is a fully open access journal, meaning your research is free to read and can be accessed globally. An open access license increases the visibility of your research and creates more opportunities for fellow researchers to read, share, cite, and build upon your findings. Learn more on our FAQ page.
An official journal for the ISCB
Publishing with the journal helps to support the ISCB and the great contributions it makes to the field and the community. ISCB members receive a 15% discount on the open access charge.
Ready to submit?
Read our instructions to authors to learn more about preparing and submitting your manuscript with us or submit now via our submission site.
OUP also offers resources to answer your publishing questions before, during, and after publication, including how to best promote your work once published. Read more here.
