Journal profile · Medical Laboratory Technology
Biochemia Medica
ISSN 1330-0962 · Biochemia Medica, Editorial Office · CROATIA · Semiannual · Founded 1993
Biochemia Medica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.04; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 150 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biochemia Medica is published by Biochemia Medica, Editorial Office 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 Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, Meta-analysis and systematic reviews and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, together about 43.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biochemia Medica is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine published in print (three times per year) and electronically (six times per year), according to the schedule available on the Journal website. The journal is intended for all professionals who share the interest in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. Manuscripts are published in English language. All submitted manuscripts are given equal consideration, irrespective of the country they originate from, as long as the following main criteria are met: • A manuscript is within the scope of the Journal • A manuscript is written and prepared according to the Journal’s Instructions for authors. Significant non-compliance with the Journal’s Instructions for authors increases the probability of desk rejection. The following topics fit into the scope of the Journal: clinical chemistry, hematology and hemostasis, molecular diagnostics, immunology, analytical toxicology, clinical laboratory pharmacology and endocrinology. Development and clinical evaluation of methods and technologies applicable to clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine are welcome as well as are contributions focusing on laboratory organization, automation, quality and safety in laboratory medicine, harmonization and standardization, reference methods and values. On a regular basis, the Journal also publishes preanalytical case reports (Preanalytical mysteries), articles dealing with applied biostatistics (Lessons in biostatistics) and research integrity (Research integrity corner). Genetic association studies, studies on animal models and/or cell cultures are not in the scope of the Biochemia Medica journal. Authors are invited to contact the Editorial Board if in doubt about any aspect of scope, format, or content of a proposed contribution.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medical Laboratory Technology
Editor-in-chief Nora NikolacPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 31, Italy 2, Singapore 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine32.4%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences6.6%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Reliability and Agreement in MeasurementDecision Sciences4.6%
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsImmunology and Microbiology4%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine3.3%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine2.9%
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 | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.04LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 431OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,086 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 8 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 207 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 305 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 283 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 350 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 701 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 201 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 61 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 208 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY |
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)
Article types accepted11
- case reportCase report 3000 3 30Length not stated
- editorialEditorial 1500 0 10Length not stated
- lessons in biostatisticsLessons in biostatistics 3000 8 30Length not stated
- letter to the editor / replyLetter to the Editor / Reply 1000 1 5Length not stated
- opinion paperOpinion paper 2000 2 10Length not stated
- original articleOriginal article 5000 8 30Length not stated
- position paperPosition paper 2000 2 10Length not stated
- preanalytical mysteriesPreanalytical mysteries 3000 3 30Length not stated
- research integrity cornerResearch integrity corner 3000 8 30Length not stated
- reviewReview 5000 8 100Length not stated
- short communicationShort communication 1500 3 10Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Compliance with ICMJE Recommendations Model summary
Instructions for authors comply with the "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Forthcoming (formerly in-press) and preprints
Since manuscripts in preprint databases are not peer-reviewed it is not advisable to reference them as source of information in the submitted manuscripts. Exceptions can be made if a specific manuscript in preprint database is the material of investigation for the presented study or if the authors refer to the preprint article as an example of preprints. All other types of referencing preprints as…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
When reporting on specific study design, authors should prepare the manuscript according to relevant guidelines. Reporting guidelines were created to help the authors, editors, reviewers and readers to obtain enough detail to comprehend and evaluate the conducted study. All relevant data and updates on such guidelines are given by the EQUATOR Network and the National Library of Medicine Research R…
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
- Biochemia Medica, Editorial Office
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1330-0962
- Society / sponsor
- Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biochemia Medica
What CAS zone is Biochemia Medica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biochemia Medica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. 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 Biochemia Medica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.04; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Biochemia Medica?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 119–201 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biochemia Medica based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (31), Italy (2) and Singapore (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biochemia Medica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biochemia Medica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biochemia Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Biochemia Medica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .