About the Journal
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. Two distinct sections within the journal - Discovery Notes and Application Notes- focus on shorter papers; the former reporting biologically interesting discoveries using computational methods, the latter exploring the applications used for experiments.
ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES
Bioinformatics is covered by the following major indexing services:-
Medline (Index Medicus)
Science Citation Index
BIOSIS
Chemical Abstracts Service
Embase
IMPACT FACTORS
| Year | Impact Factor | Si: Biochemical Research Methods | Si: Mathematical & Computational Biology | Si: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Si: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Si: Statistics & Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.328 | 10 out of 65 | 2 out of 28 | 20 out of 144 | ||
| 2007 | 5.039 | 8 out of 60 | 2 out of 26 | 12 out of 138 | ||
| 2006 | 4.894 | 9 out of 56 | 2 out of 25 | 14 out of 139 |
ISI publish Impact Factor information in the Journal Citation Reports, part of the Science Citation Index.
Formerly known as:
- Current Affairs in Bioinformatics (01 January 2002 - 31 December 2005)
- Journal of Bioinformatics (01 January 1998 - 31 December 2001)
