Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Bioactive Materials
ISSN 2452-199X · KeAi Communications Co · PEOPLES R CHINA
Bioactive Materials: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 23.55; fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; median 96 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); 541 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bioactive Materials is published by KeAi Communications Co 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 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bioactive Materials is an international, peer-reviewed research publication covering all aspects of bioactive materials. The journal welcomes the submission of research papers, reviews and rapid communications that are concerned with the science and engineering of next-generation biomaterials that come into contact with cells, tissues or organs across all living species. Bioactive materials will feature adaptiveness to the biological environment, being designed to stimulate and/or direct appropriate cellular and tissue responses, or control interactions with microbiological species. The journal publishes research on the entire range of bioactive materials that have been specifically and functionally engineered or designed in term of either their physical form (e.g. particulate, fibre, etc.), topology (e.g. porosity, surface roughness, etc.) or dimensions (i.e. macro to nano-scales). The journal invites contributions from the following categories of bioactive materials : (i) bioactive metals and alloys, (ii) bioactive inorganics: ceramics, glasses and carbon-based materials, (iii) bioactive polymers and gels, (iv) bioactive materials sourced from nature and (v) bioactive composites, for use in human or veterinary medicine as implants, tissue engineering scaffolds, cell/drug/gene carriers, imaging and sensing devices. Editorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology
Editor-in-chief Yufeng ZhengPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 44 in mainland China (about 27%); most named Mainland China 44, United States 39, Japan 7, Italy 7, United Kingdom 6 (166 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering14%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering9.6%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science7.3%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering7%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine5.8%
- Extracellular vesicles in diseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering4.1%
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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | 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 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 23.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 23.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 38.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 38.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,000OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 537LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 517 | 517 | 437 |
| 2025 | 541 | 541 | 4,279 |
| 2024 | 460 | 460 | 11,312 |
| 2023 | 314 | 314 | 14,880 |
| 2022 | 403 | 403 | 25,828 |
| 2021 | 493 | 493 | 39,350 |
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
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (123 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,214 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | USD 2,000 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,200 | — | — |
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 websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted4
- leading opinion paperLeading Opinion Paper: Opinionated exposition on an important scientific issue or event designed to stimulate further discussion in a broader scientific forum. …Length not stated
- opinionOriginal Research: Provide a full length account of original research. Review: Provide an in-depth and up to date critical review of a related topic. Leading Op…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research: Provide a full length account of original research. Review: Provide an in-depth and up to date critical review of a related topic. Leading Op…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research: Provide a full length account of original research. Review: Provide an in-depth and up to date critical review of a related topic. Leading Op…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use. Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
Open access Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication. We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- KeAi Communications Co
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2452-199X
- Print ISSN
- 2097-1192
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Bioactive Materials
What CAS zone is Bioactive Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bioactive Materials is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / Materials Science, Biomaterials; 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 Bioactive Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 23.55; CiteScore 38.3, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Bioactive Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 67–145 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bioactive Materials?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required. 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 Bioactive Materials based?
Of the 166 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 44 (about 27%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (44), United States (39) and Japan (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bioactive Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bioactive Materials is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bioactive Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Bioactive Materials is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
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: .