Journal profile · Materials Science-Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Biomedical Glasses
ISSN 2299-3932 · Walter de Gruyter · Poland
Biomedical Glasses: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomedical Glasses is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Glass properties and applications and Surface Treatment and Coatings, together about 60.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The Biomedical Glasses (BGLASS) journal has been closed since the beginning of the 2021. Biomedical Glasses was the only peer-reviewed journal entirely focused on biomedical glasses. The aim of the journal was to become the most authoritative publication in the field of glasses for biomedical applications. The journal was published in Open Access model and is archived in Portico. All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons license.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Editor-in-chief Aldo R. BoccacciniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Mainland China 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, Germany 1, Poland 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering34.6%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science17.8%
- Surface Treatment and CoatingsEngineering8.4%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry5.6%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering4.2%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science3.3%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry2.8%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Chemistry | Q1 | 63/306 | 79th |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Q1 | 58/271 | 78th |
| Surfaces, Coatings and Films | Q1 | 30/131 | 77th |
| Ceramics and Composites | Q2 | 33/123 | 73rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC, Baidu Scholar, Cabells Journalytics, Chronos Hub, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, Dimensions, EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, GoOA, Google Scholar, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), J-Gate, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), Primo Central (ExLibris), Publons, QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), ReadCube, Scilit, SCImago (SJR), Semantic Scholar, Sherpa/RoMEO, Summon (ProQuest), TDNet, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb, WanFang Data, WorldCat (OCLC), X-MOL
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 79 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors; governed by Creative Commons license Model summary
All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; archived in Portico Model summary
The journal was published in Open Access model and is archived in Portico.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2299-3932
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biomedical Glasses
How long does peer review take at Biomedical Glasses?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biomedical Glasses based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Japan (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biomedical Glasses?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomedical Glasses is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biomedical Glasses open access, and what is the APC?
Biomedical Glasses is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .