About the journal
Journal of Theoretical Biology is a journal published by Elsevier BV in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,360 USD. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- ISSN
- 0022-5193 · 1095-8541
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Declared publication charge
- 2,360 USD
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-theoretical-biology/
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1964-01-01
- PUBMED · 1973-08-15
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,360 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Actual review time (measured)
- 160 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=99)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
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Works in OpenAlex
18226
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
284
i10-index
10801
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Editorial & policy4
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 89%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 79%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Theoretical biology
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0376342
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Subject areas
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
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- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and animal studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
- Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
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