Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Bio-Design and Manufacturing
ISSN 2096-5524 · eISSN 2522-8552 · Springer Singapore · PEOPLES R CHINA · 4 issues per year · Founded 2018
Bio-Design and Manufacturing: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.91; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 105 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bio-Design and Manufacturing is published by Springer Singapore and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bio-Design and Manufacturing (BDM), launched in 2018, is a new peer-reviewed journal focusing on advanced design, manufacturing and their applications in biomedical engineering. It addresses aspects including bioinks and formulation, tissue and organ engineering, medical and diagnostic devices, and bioproduct design, as well as multidisciplinary studies associated with biodesign and manufacturing. In brief, BDM mainly covers the following topics: Advanced Manufacturing Development of novel mechatronic systems for 3D printing and additive manufacturing Design of 3D printing or other advanced manufacturing strategies and optimization of the biomanufacturing process Analysis of processing parameters and their impact on the functionality of bioproducts Biomaterials Development of novel bioinks with enhanced biocompatibility and processability Formulation of bioinks for tissue-specific construction Analysis of interaction between cells and bioinks Development of bioinspired functional materials for biomanufacturing Tissue and Organ Engineering Construction of engineered tissues and organs in vitro and in vivo Tissue scaffold design and fabrication Cell assembly and organoid construction Medical and Diagnostic Devices and Applications Bioreactors Organ-on-a-chip In vitro disease models MEMS (micro electromechanical system) devices for medical applications Bioelectronics and wearable or implantable devices Biomedical robotics or robotics for biomedical applications Biomachine interfaces Bioproduct Design Design and manufacturing of therapeutic products Design and manufacturing of cellular products Design and manufacturing of macromolecular/supramolecular products Bionic design and manufacturing Other multidisciplinary studies associated with biodesign and manufacturing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief China Hua-YongPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 64 in mainland China (about 56%); most named Mainland China 64, United States 13, United Kingdom 8, Hong Kong, China 7, Japan 3 (114 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering23.4%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering10.2%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering10%
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationEngineering6%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.5%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science4.2%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine4%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 7.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 242,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 436 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 10 | 30 |
| 2025 | 64 | 15 | 376 |
| 2024 | 59 | 26 | 929 |
| 2023 | 39 | 11 | 786 |
| 2022 | 55 | 19 | 1,380 |
| 2021 | 64 | 23 | 3,279 |
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
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 146 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 268 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (126 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
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted18
- case reportBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- case reportsCase Reports (~3-5 pages)Length not stated
- editorialBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- lab reportsLab Reports (~2-3 pages)Length not stated
- letterBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- lettersLetters (~2-3 pages)Length not stated
- negative resultsNegative Results (~2-3 pages)Length not stated
- news & viewsNews & Views (~2-3 pages)Length not stated
- perspectiveBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives (~3-6 pages)Length not stated
- products & materialsProducts & Materials (~1-2 pages)Length not stated
- reportsReports (~5-6 pages)Length not stated
- research articleBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- research articlesBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages)Length not stated
- reviewBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews (~14-15 pages)Length not stated
- technical noteBio-Design and Manufacturing publishes Research Articles (~10-11 pages), Reviews (~14-15 pages), Reports (~5-6 pages) and Short Papers without abstract, incl. E…Length not stated
- technical notesTechnical Notes (~3-5 pages)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Original work, not published elsewhere, approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests must be disclosed. Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission required for previously published material. Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Bio-Design and Manufacturing, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2018
- ISSN
- 2096-5524
- Electronic ISSN
- 2522-8552
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bio-Design and Manufacturing
What CAS zone is Bio-Design and Manufacturing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bio-Design and Manufacturing is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bio-Design and Manufacturing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.91; CiteScore 14.7, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Bio-Design and Manufacturing?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 77–130 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bio-Design and Manufacturing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Bio-Design and Manufacturing based?
Of the 114 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 64 (about 56%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (64), United States (13) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bio-Design and Manufacturing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bio-Design and Manufacturing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bio-Design and Manufacturing open access, and what is the APC?
Bio-Design and Manufacturing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .