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
Bioinformatics ISI Impact Factor:
5.039 (2007)
4.894 (2006)
6.019 (2005)
5.742 (2004)
6.701 (2003)
4.615 (2002)
CATEGORY: Biochemical Research Methods:
8/60 (2007)
9/56 (2006)
6/53 (2005)
4/51 (2004)
3/51 (2003)
2/47 (2002)
CATEGORY: Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology:
12/138 (2007)
14/139 (2006)
8/139 (2005)
7/133 (2004)
6/132 (2003)
10/131 (2002)
CATEGORY: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications:
1/92 (2007)
1/87 (2006)
1/83 (2005)
1/83 (2004)
1/83 (2003)
1/80 (2002)
CATEGORY: Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications:
2/26 (2007)
1/76 (2005)
1/52 (2004)
1/43 (2003)
n/a (2002)
CATEGORY: Statistics and Probability:
1/91 (2007)
1/83 (2006)
1/81 (2005)
1/77 (2004)
1/75 (2003)
n/a (2002)
ISI publish Impact Factor information in the Journal Citation Reports, part of the Science Citation Index.
| Year | Impact Factor | Si: Biochemical Research Methods | Si: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Si: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Si: Mathematical & Computational Biology | Si: Statistics & Probability | Si: Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.039 | 8 out of 60 | 12 out of 138 | 1 out of 92 | 2 out of 26 | 1 out of 91 | |
| 2006 | 4.894 | 9 out of 56 | 14 out of 139 | 1 out of 87 | 2 out of 25 | 1 out of 83 | |
| 2005 | 6.019 | 6 out of 53 | 8 out of 139 | 1 out of 83 | 1 out of 81 |
Formerly known as:
- Current Affairs in Bioinformatics (01 January 2002 - 31 December 2005)
- Journal of Bioinformatics (01 January 1998 - 31 December 2001)

