Database : the Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
Overview
Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation is a leading scientific journal that focuses on the development, management, and curation of biological databases. It provides a platform for researchers and curators to share their work in organizing, annotating, and maintaining biological data, fostering collaboration and advancing knowledge in the field of bioinformatics and genomics.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Database (Oxford)
Start
2009
End
Continuing
e-ISSN
1758-0463
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialty
Biology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4204
82
SJR / Ranks: 1858
1556
CiteScore / Ranks: 2208
8.10
JIF / Ranks: 1190
5.8
Recent Articles
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Poretsky E, Blake V, Andorf C, Sen T
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Feb;
2025.
PMID: 39963877
Curated resources at centralized repositories provide high-value service to users by enhancing data veracity. Curation, however, comes with a cost, as it requires dedicated time and effort from personnel with...
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Jung S, Cheng C, Lee T, Buble K, Humann J, Zheng P, et al.
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Feb;
2025.
PMID: 39937662
The unprecedented volume of big data being routinely generated for nonmodel crop species, coupled with advanced technology enabling the use of big data in breeding, gives further impetus for the...
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Zhang X, Lei Z, Zhang J, Yang T, Liu X, Xue J, et al.
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Feb;
2025.
PMID: 39937661
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been circulating and adapting within the human population for >4 years. A large number of mutations have occurred in the viral genome,...
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Davies S
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Feb;
2025.
PMID: 39937660
This perspective article synthesizes current knowledge regarding what is known regarding biocuration as a career and the challenges facing the field. It draws on existing literature and ongoing qualitative research...
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Green A, Ribas C, Ontiveros-Palacios N, Griffiths-Jones S, Petrov A, Bateman A, et al.
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Feb;
2025.
PMID: 39908113
Curation of literature in life sciences is a growing challenge. The continued increase in the rate of publication, coupled with the relatively fixed number of curators worldwide, presents a major...
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Zhang L, Starr J, Ford B, Reznicek A, Zhou Y, Leveille-Bourret E, et al.
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Jan;
2025.
PMID: 39879563
It is well-known that the use of vocabulary in phenotype treatments is often inconsistent. An earlier survey of biologists who create or use phenotypic characters revealed that this lack of...
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Sepehri S, Heymans A, De Win D, Maushagen J, Sanctorum A, Debruyne C, et al.
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Jan;
2025.
PMID: 39879562
The European Union's ban on animal testing for cosmetic products and their ingredients, combined with the lack of validated animal-free methods, poses challenges in evaluating their potential repeated-dose organ toxicity....
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He C, Chen L, Cao J, Zhong Y, Gao Z, Deng W, et al.
Database (Oxford)
. 2025 Jan;
2025.
PMID: 39874126
Lanping black-boned (LPBB) sheep are a unique and rare ruminant species, characterized by black pigmentation in the skin and internal organs. Thus far, LPBB are the only known animal with...