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Stochastic models of epidemic spread on heterogeneous networks
Newman, M., Watts, D., Strogatz, S.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-026-02134-3Hybrid OA availableSpringer
Journal of Mathematical Biology
ISSN: 0303-6812E-ISSN: 1432-1416Editor-in-Chief: Thomas Hillen
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The Journal of Mathematical Biology publishes papers in which mathematics leads to a better understanding of biological phenomena, mathematical papers inspired by biological research, and papers which yield new experimental data bearing on mathematical models.
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The journal aims to publish research at the interface of mathematics and biology, where mathematical approaches lead to new biological insights or biological problems inspire new mathematical developments.
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- Bioinformatics and genomics
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