Journal profile · ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL-MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Biofabrication
ISSN 1758-5082 · eISSN 1758-5090 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Founded 2009
Biofabrication: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,895; median 144 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 171 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biofabrication is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, together about 49.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biofabrication focuses on cutting-edge research regarding the use of cells, proteins, biological materials and biomaterials as building blocks to manufacture biological systems and/or therapeutic products. Emphasis is on the development of fabrication technologies, modelling of the fabricated constructs and maturation of biofabricated objects towards the intended tissue types. It includes the following topics: Cell, tissue and organ printing, patterning and assembly for in vitro cell models and tissue models for tissue precursors, analogs and substitutes as disease models as drug/toxicological screening models Biofabricated cell/biological material-integrated systems and medical devices biochips and biosensors cell-laden microfluidic devices cell/tissue/lab/organ-on-a-chip Novel 3D tissue scaffold fabrication convergence of (bio)fabrication technologies novel processes for complex scaffolds and surface engineering bioactive and bioinspired tissue scaffolds engineering 'active and reactive' interfaces within hierarchical structures direct and indirect fabrication methods...etc.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL-MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering30.1%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering10.2%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering9.4%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science7.9%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine7.2%
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationEngineering6%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 2 |
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
- 7.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,252OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 183LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 161 | 141 | 93 |
| 2025 | 171 | 99 | 1,079 |
| 2024 | 186 | 130 | 2,490 |
| 2023 | 116 | 106 | 2,789 |
| 2022 | 138 | 87 | 4,018 |
| 2021 | 145 | 95 | 5,414 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (383 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 ·
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 3,895 / EUR 3,175 / GBP 2,790 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1758-5082
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-5090
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biofabrication
What CAS zone is Biofabrication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biofabrication is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / Materials Science, Biomaterials. 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 Biofabrication?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.96; CiteScore 13, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at Biofabrication?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 104–192 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Biofabrication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biofabrication is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biofabrication open access, and what is the APC?
Biofabrication is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,895.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .