Journal profile · BIOPHYSICS-ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
ISSN 1509-409X · Institute of Machine Design and Operation · POLAND · Semiannual · Founded 1999
Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; fully open access; median 63 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics is published by Institute of Machine Design and Operation and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics is a platform allowing presentation of investigations results, exchange of ideas and experiences among researchers with technical and medical background. Papers published in Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics may cover a wide range of topics in biomechanics, including, but not limited to: Tissue Biomechanics, Orthopedic Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Sport Biomechanics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): BIOPHYSICS-ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine9.8%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering9.2%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions8.5%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine7.1%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering5.6%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.7%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.4%
- Automotive and Human Injury BiomechanicsMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 616 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 2 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 58 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 93 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 164 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | 285 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | 464 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 90 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 93 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Institute of Machine Design and Operation
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1509-409X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
What CAS zone is Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biophysics / Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 48–90 days); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics open access, and what is the APC?
Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .