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Acta Biotheoretica

Mathematical and philosophical foundations of biological and biomedical science

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Overview

Acta Biotheoretica promotes theoretical biology, encompassing mathematical biology and the philosophy of biology, and paying special attention to the methodology of formation of biological theory.

The journal welcomes papers on all kinds of biological theories. The range of coverage includes philosophy of biology, biomathematics, computational biology, genetics, ecology and morphology. Articles can present the process of theory formation in verbal or mathematical form. The journal sometimes presents purely methodological papers devoted to the historical origins of the philosophy underlying biological theories and concepts.

Acta Biotheoretica also publishes critical book reviews, short commentaries on previous papers and short notes directing attention to interesting new theoretical ideas.

Editor-in-Chief
  • F.J.A. Jacobs
Impact factor
1.3 (2022)
5 year impact factor
1.1 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
17 days
Downloads
115,273 (2023)

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    We prepared an explanation of the publishing process and relevant information for guest editors. We invite you to read this document carefully; they will help you with the preparation and successful implementation of a topical collection.

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  • COVID-19 and impact on peer review

    As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times.  Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1572-8358
Print ISSN
0001-5342
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. ANVUR
  2. BFI List
  3. BIOSIS
  4. Baidu
  5. Biological Abstracts
  6. CAB Abstracts
  7. CLOCKSS
  8. CNKI
  9. CNPIEC
  10. Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
  11. Dimensions
  12. EBSCO
  13. EMBiology
  14. Engineering Village – GEOBASE
  15. Google Scholar
  16. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  17. Medline
  18. Naver
  19. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  20. PhilPapers
  21. Portico
  22. ProQuest
  23. SCImago
  24. SCOPUS
  25. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  26. TD Net Discovery Service
  27. The Philosopher’s Index
  28. UGC-CARE List (India)
  29. Wanfang
  30. Zoological Record
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© Prof. Dr. Jan van der Hoeven stichting voor theoretische biologie

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