Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Biomedical Photonics
ISSN 2413-9432 · Russian Photodynamic Association · Russian Federation
Biomedical Photonics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomedical Photonics is published by Russian Photodynamic Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies, together about 56.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Основная цель журнала – способствовать развитию российской биомедицинской фотоники и внедрению ее достижений в медицинскую практику. Основные задачи: - Освещение новейших результатов научной и научно-практической (клинической и экспериментальной) деятельности в области биомедицинской фотоники. - Создание единой общероссийской площадки для интеграции знаний и опыта ученых и практиков в этой области. - Распространение передовых методик лазерной медицины в регионы. - Информирование врачей-клиницистов о новых методиках и новом оборудовании для лазерной медицины - Апробация исследований аспирантов и соискателей.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photodynamic Therapy Research StudiesMedicine33.1%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering14.9%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine8.7%
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesMedicine8.1%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine3.8%
- Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMaterials Science3.8%
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and MedicineMedicine3.6%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q2 | 274/597 | 54th |
| Dermatology | Q3 | 77/152 | 49th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 347 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 104 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 146 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 161 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 120 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 116 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 80 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- обзоры литературыОБЗОРЫ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫLength not stated
- оригинальные статьиОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright
CC BY after 6 months embargo Model summary
Авторы предоставляют журналу право первой публикации работы, которая по истечении 6 месяцев после публикации автоматически лицензируется на условиях Creative Commons Attribution License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy allowed Model summary
Авторы имеют право размещать их работу в сети Интернет (например в институтском хранилище или персональном сайте) до и во время процесса рассмотрения ее данным журналом
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
- Russian Photodynamic Association
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2413-9432
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biomedical Photonics
How long does peer review take at Biomedical Photonics?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Biomedical Photonics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomedical Photonics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biomedical Photonics open access, and what is the APC?
Biomedical Photonics 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .