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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of npj Systems Biology and Applications (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers npj Systems Biology and Applications published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Mathematical & Computational Biologyrank 10 of 68 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of npj Systems Biology and Applications
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). npj Systems Biology and Applications is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$3,490.
02Review time
Review time of npj Systems Biology and Applications
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles npj Systems Biology and Applications published between Jan 2026 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 173 days of submission, and the middle half took between 138 and 232 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Mathematical & Computational Biology, npj Systems Biology and Applications ranks 14 of 27 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Mathematical & Computational Biology →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for npj Systems Biology and Applications
npj Systems Biology and Applications follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
Authors affiliated in 25 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If npj Systems Biology and Applications is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Who funds research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications
Funders named most often
A high share of funded papers usually means the journal is a common choice for grant-supported work in its field. If your funder pays article processing charges, or your country qualifies for a waiver, check what applies to your author team with the free APC waiver checker.
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04Indexing
Indexing of npj Systems Biology and Applications
- eISSN
- 2056-7189
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group all its journals →
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Mathematical & Computational Biology
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 2056-7189)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
05How to submit
How to submit to npj Systems Biology and Applications
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that npj Systems Biology and Applications accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Plan the fee. npj Systems Biology and Applications is fully open access, with an article fee of about US$3,490 after acceptance. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
06What it publishes
What npj Systems Biology and Applications publishes: real papers
07Published papers
Papers published in npj Systems Biology and Applications
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Complex-mediated evasion: modeling defense against antimicrobial peptides with application to human-pathogenic20250 citations
- Dysregulated autoantibodies targeting AGTR1 are associated with the accumulation of COVID-19 symptoms20250 citations
08Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for npj Systems Biology and Applications
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09Similar journals
Journals similar to npj Systems Biology and Applications
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologySCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
- Frontiers in MicrobiologySCIEScopusJCR 20248 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202429 similar papers
- Frontiers in ImmunologySCIEScopusJCR 202410 similar papers
- PLoS PathogensSCIEScopusJCR 20249 similar papers
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 202410 similar papers
10Same subject
Mathematical & Computational Biology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to npj Systems Biology and Applications when the 67 journals of Mathematical & Computational Biology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | BioData Mining | 6.53 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 7 | Bioinformatics | 6.46 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 8 | IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics | 5.99 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 9 | Frontiers in Neuroinformatics | 5.30 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 11 | BMC Bioinformatics | 4.79 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 12 | PLoS Computational Biology | 4.68 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 13 | Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience | 4.41 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 14 | NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics | 4.34 | ESCI | Fully open access |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
11Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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Paste your title, keywords or abstract. See the journals that published the closest papers, with indexing, impact factor, review time and APC.
No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
12Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of npj Systems Biology and Applications?
Based on 197 research articles npj Systems Biology and Applications published from Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 173 days, and half of them were accepted between 138 and 232 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 16 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of npj Systems Biology and Applications?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of npj Systems Biology and Applications is 5.01: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.01 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of npj Systems Biology and Applications?
The h-index of npj Systems Biology and Applications is 54 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 54 of its papers have each been cited at least 54 times. Its i10-index is 346.
What is the APC of npj Systems Biology and Applications?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,490 for npj Systems Biology and Applications, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of npj Systems Biology and Applications?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). npj Systems Biology and Applications is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is npj Systems Biology and Applications indexed in Scopus?
Yes. npj Systems Biology and Applications appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is npj Systems Biology and Applications an SCIE journal?
Yes. npj Systems Biology and Applications is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is npj Systems Biology and Applications in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. npj Systems Biology and Applications is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in npj Systems Biology and Applications does ScholarsColab track?
We track 2 papers published in npj Systems Biology and Applications in 2025, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does npj Systems Biology and Applications offer an APC waiver?
npj Systems Biology and Applications follows the policy of Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications?
76% of 200 recent research articles in npj Systems Biology and Applications name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Institutes of Health.
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