Journal profile · Materials Science-Biomaterials
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
ISSN 2373-9878 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2015
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.03; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 100 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 558 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering is published by American Chemical Society 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 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering covers biomaterials science technology and engineering research and applications to biomedicine bioengineering and clinical translation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Biomaterials
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering12.6%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering10.7%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science9.6%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering6.6%
- Silk-based biomaterials and applicationsMaterials Science5.2%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine4.8%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science4.6%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering4.2%
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 | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 6.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,625OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 512LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,567 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 333 | 110 | 238 |
| 2025 | 558 | 194 | 2,680 |
| 2024 | 571 | 159 | 6,876 |
| 2023 | 514 | 137 | 9,174 |
| 2022 | 471 | 110 | 11,206 |
| 2021 | 529 | 169 | 16,830 |
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 PubMed · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 131 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,030 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".
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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 2373-9878
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
What CAS zone is ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Biomaterials. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.03; CiteScore 9.9, h-index 131.
How long does peer review take at ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 78–131 days). 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.
Which databases index ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .