What is the Impact Factor of Journal of Biomedical Semantics?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Biomedical Semantics is 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Journal of Biomedical Semantics indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Journal of Biomedical Semantics is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.566 (Q2) and an H-index of 51.

Who publishes Journal of Biomedical Semantics and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Journal of Biomedical Semantics is published by BioMed Central. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,027 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Journal of Biomedical Semantics?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Journal of Biomedical Semantics is "J. BIOMED. SEMANT" with common acronym "jbsm". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #10,465Gold OA

Journal of Biomedical Semantics

Acronym:jbsm

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Abbreviation (ISO):J. BIOMED. SEMANT

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Identifier (ISSN):2041-1480(Print)

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Publisher:BioMed Central

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.6↑ +0.6

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Biomedical Semantics

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.566

#10,465

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

51 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate6.2%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

22articles/year

100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Journal of Biomedical Semantics addresses issues of semantic enrichment and semantic processing in the biomedical domain. The scope of the journal covers two main areas: Infrastructure for biomedical semantics: focusing on semantic resources and repositories, meta-data management and resource description, knowledge representation and semantic frameworks, the Biomedical Semantic Web, and semantic interoperability. Semantic mining, annotation, and analysis: focusing on approaches and applications of semantic resources; and tools for investigation, reasoning, prediction, and discoveries in biomedicine.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Computer science96.9%Artificial intelligence75%Information retrieval73.8%Philosophy69.5%Programming language57.4%Biology57%Epistemology55.1%World Wide Web52.1%Operating system51.4%Ontology51.2%Linguistics44.5%Engineering42%Mathematics41.6%Data science41.2%Semantic Web35.5%Data mining34.4%Genetics33.2%Natural language processing30.5%Medicine27.7%Bioinformatics26.4%Software engineering25.6%Process (computing)25.2%Law25%Political science25%Economics24.6%Knowledge management22.9%Domain knowledge21.9%Database21.7%Chemistry21.3%Conceptualization20.9%Web service20.5%Biochemistry20.3%Machine learning20.1%

Primary Research Areas

Mathematical & Computational Biology

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Rank29/67

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Rank30/67

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	29/67	Q2
MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY	JCISCIE	30/67	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.6

Articles / Year24

Total Citations3

2025

IF2

Articles / Year20

Total Citations69

2024

IF1.6

Articles / Year20

Total Citations161

2023

IF1.9

Articles / Year21

Total Citations217

2022

IF1.675

Articles / Year26

Total Citations369

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.6	24	3
2025	2	20	69
2024	1.6	20	161
2023	1.9	21	217
2022	1.675	26	369
2021	2.16	22	340
2020	2.614	16	312
2019	1.582	24	445
2018	1.6	26	1,154
2017	—	58	1,635
2016	—	67	1,928
2015	—	41	887

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,465Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2010-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMedicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.566

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.38

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,027 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations220

3-Year Documents65

Citable Documents65

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Health InformaticsQ3

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 6.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Biomedical Semantics (acronym: jbsm, abbr: J. BIOMED. SEMANT, ISSN: 2041-1480) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, published by BioMed Central in England since 2010. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.566 (Q2), an H-index of 51.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 22 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,027 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.