International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Zhihua Cui
- ISSN online
- 1758-0374
- ISSN print
- 1758-0366
- 8 issues per year
- Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2025 JIF 2 (5 Year Impact Factor 1.4)
- CiteScore 3.7 (2024)
JCI 0.47

IJBIC discusses the new bio-inspired computation methodologies derived from the animal and plant world, such as new algorithms mimicking the wolf schooling, the plant survival process, etc.
Topics covered include
- New bio-inspired methodologies coming from
- creatures living in nature
- artificial society
- physical/chemical phenomena
- New bio-inspired methodology analysis tools, e.g. rough sets, stochastic processes
- Brain-inspired methods: models and algorithms
- Bio-inspired computation with big data: algorithms and structures
- Applications associated with bio-inspired methodologies, e.g. bioinformatics
Objectives
The major goal of IJBIC is the publication of new research results on bio-inspired computation methods and their applications. IJBIC provides the scientific community and industry with a vehicle whereby ideas using two or more conventional and computational intelligence based techniques can be discussed.
Bio-inspired computation is an umbrella term for different computational approaches that are based on principles or models of biological systems. This class of methods, such as evolutionary algorithms, ant colony optimisation, and swarm intelligence, complements traditional techniques in the sense that the former can be applied to large-scale applications where little is known about the underlying problem and where the latter approaches encounter difficulties. Therefore, bio-inspired methods are becoming increasingly important in the face of the complexity of today's demanding applications, and accordingly they have been successfully used in various fields ranging from computer engineering and mechanical engineering to chemical engineering and molecular biology.
IJBIC is especially intended for furthering the overall understanding of new algorithms simulated with various bio-phenomena beyond the current focus, i.e. genetic algorithms, Tabu search, etc. Its objective is improvement in theory and applications of the bio-computation field. Algorithms should therefore be carefully designed and appropriately analysed, and authors are encouraged to assess the statistical validity of their results whenever possible.
Readership
IJBIC is aimed at professionals, academics, students, researchers and policy makers who are interested in the potential of bio-inspired techniques for solving problems. In particular, this includes people with backgrounds in computer science, mathematics, engineering, and quantitative management science.
Contents
IJBIC publishes high-quality original papers, review articles and technical reports. Conference papers may be accepted if they have been substantially extended. Special issues of the journal that focus in on a particular aspect of the field are also published from time-to-time.
IJBIC is indexed in:
- Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Compendex [formerly Ei] (Elsevier)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- ACM Digital Library
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
- Google Scholar
- Info Trac (Gale)
- Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
- J-Gate
- io-port (FIZ Karlsruhe)
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
IJBIC is listed in:
- National Agency for Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
Editor in Chief
- Cui, Zhihua, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
(zhihua.cuihotmail.com)
Advisory Editors
- Abraham, Ajith, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA
- Deb, Suash, Cambridge Institute of Technology, India
- Gams, Matjaz, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
- Pedrycz, Witold, University of Alberta, Canada
- Xiao, Renbin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
- Yang, Shengxiang, De Montfort University, UK
- Yang, Xin-She, Middlesex University, UK
- Zhang, Mengjie, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Zhang, Wensheng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Editorial Board Members
- Abonyi, Janos, University of Veszprém, Hungary
- Akerkar, Rajendra, Western Norway Research Institute (Vestlandsforsking), Norway
- Alex, Rajan, West Texas A&M University, USA
- Alihodzic, Adis, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Camacho, David, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
- Cao, Jian, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
- Chang, Wanli, University of York, UK
- Chbeir, Richard, University of Pau and Pays Adour, France
- Chen, Long, University of Macau, China
- Chen, Yi, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
- Cortés, Pablo, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
- Cui, Laizhong, Shenzhen University, China
- Cui, Zhiwei, General Motors, USA
- De Rango, Floriano, University of Calabria, Italy
- Fernández Martínez, Juan Luis, University of Oviedo, Spain
- Gao, Shangce, University of Toyama, Japan
- Gao, Xiao-Zhi, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
- Gong, Maoguo, Xidian University , China
- Gong, Wenyin, China University of Geosciences, China
- Guo, Xuan, University of North Texas, USA
- Guo, Yi-nan, China University of Mining & Technology - Beijing, China
- Hassanien, Aboul Ella, Cairo University, Egypt
- Hu, Chengyu, China University of Geosciences, China
- Iglesias Prieto, Andres, University of Cantabria, Spain
- Kumar, Rajesh, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, India
- Kwasnicka, Halina, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
- Li, Kaiwen, National University of Defense Technology, China
- Li, Ming, California State University, Fresno, USA
- Li, Peng, University of Aizu, Japan
- Liu, Yong, University of Aizu, Japan
- Mallipeddi, Rammohan, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
- Mavrovouniotis, Michalis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
- Mei, Yi, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Miao, Qiguang, Xidian University, China
- Nedjah, Nadia, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Ong, Yew-Soon, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Ouaarab, Aziz, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Morocco
- Panigrahi, B.K., Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
- Papa, João Paulo, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil
- Parsopoulos, Konstantinos E., University of Ioannina, Greece
- Patnaik, Srikanta, Interscience Institute of Management and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
- Pei, Yan, University of Aizu, Japan
- Peters, James F., University of Manitoba, Canada
- Pichappan, Pit, Digital Information Research Labs, India
- Qin, Kai, RMIT University, Australia
- Qiu, Meikang, Columbia University, USA
- Sangaiah, Arun Kumar, VIT University, India
- Seo, Minseok, Korea University, South Korea
- Srivastava, Praveen Ranjan, Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak, India
- Vasilakos, Athanasios, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
- Vrahatis, Michael N., University of Patras, Greece
- Wang, Gai-Ge, Ocean University of China, China
- Wang, Hui, Nanchang Institute of Technology, China
- Wang, Rui, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
- Wang, Ruili, Massey University, New Zealand
- Wang, Shuo, University of Birmingham, UK
- Wu, Guohua, Central South University, China
- Wu, Jia, Macquarie University, Australia
- Wu, Yulei, University of Exeter, UK
- Xing, Lining, National University of Defense Technology, China
- Yan, Xuesong, China University of Geosciences, China
- Yang, Lingkai, Ulster University, UK
- Yeh, Wei-Chang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, ROC
- Yin, Minghao, Northeast Normal University, China
- Yu, Tang, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China
- Zaidan, Martha Arbayani Bin, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Zapotecas-Martínez, Saúl, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Mexico
- Zeng, Sanyou, China University of Geosciences, China
- Zhang, Xingyi, Anhui University, China
- Zhao, Jia, Nanchang Institute of Technology, China
- Zheng, Yujun, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
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- Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
- Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
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Journal news
New 2024 Scopus CiteScores for Inderscience journals
24 June, 2025
Scopus has now released its 2024 CiteScores. Inderscience's Editorial Office is pleased to report that many Inderscience journals have achieved high CiteScores, particularly the following titles:
- International Journal of Hydromechatronics
- International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation
- International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation
- International Journal of Green Economics
- International Journal of Integrated Supply Management
- International Journal of Web and Grid Services
- Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
The International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics, International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, International Journal of Work Innovation have all significantly improved their scores, while the International Journal of Mobile Communications has reached the landmark of earning its first CiteScore.
All CiteScores are available on indexed journals' homepages. The Editorial Office thanks all of the editors, board members, authors and reviewers who have helped to make these successes possible.
New Clarivate Web of Science 2025 impact factors for Inderscience journals
25 June, 2025
Clarivate has released its latest impact factors, and Inderscience's Editorial Office is delighted to report that many Inderscience journals have increased their impact factors, particularly the International Journal of Hydromechatronics and International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation.
The International Journal of Hydromechatronics, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation and International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation have achieved particularly high scores, and the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, International Journal of Information and Computer Security and International Journal of Vehicle Performance have earned their first ever impact factors.
Impact factors can be found on all indexed journals' homepages. We thank and congratulate all the editors, board members, reviewers and authors who have played their part in these latest indexing achievements.
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