Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
3D Printing in Medicine
ISSN 2365-6271 · BMC · United Kingdom
3D Printing in Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,090; median 217 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
3D Printing in Medicine is published by BMC and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anatomy and Medical Technology, Surgical Simulation and Training and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, together about 54.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
3D Printing in Medicine publishes 3D printing innovation that impact medicine. Authors can communicate and share Standard Tessellation Language (STL) and related files via the journal. In addition to publishing techniques and trials that will advance medicine with 3D printing, the journal covers "how to" papers to provide a forum for translating applied imaging science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Leonid L. ChepelevPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 26, Canada 5, United Kingdom 4, Switzerland 3, Mainland China 2 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering29.6%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine14.5%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering10.7%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering9.6%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry3%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine2.6%
- Augmented Reality ApplicationsComputer Science2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 327,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 385 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 231 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 306 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 438 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 549 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 785 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
217 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 328 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 251 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,390 / USD 2,090 / EUR 1,790 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 1,890 / GBP 1,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,390 / USD 2,090 / EUR 1,790 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use AI assisted segmentation for 3D printing and advanced visualization
The most time-consuming component of 3D printing and advanced visualization preparation is segmentation. In the recent years, there have been multiple breakthroughs in semantic segmentation algorithms for me...
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2365-6271
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about 3D Printing in Medicine
What CAS zone is 3D Printing in Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, 3D Printing in Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of 3D Printing in Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at 3D Printing in Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 217 days (interquartile range 164–328 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of 3D Printing in Medicine based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (26), Canada (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index 3D Printing in Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, 3D Printing in Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is 3D Printing in Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
3D Printing in Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .