Journal profile · Medicine, Research & Experimental
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO
ISSN 0388-6107 · eISSN 1880-313X · Biomedical Research Foundation · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.31; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 28, Issue 7): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO is published by Biomedical Research Foundation 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 Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling and Biochemical effects in animals, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, Research & Experimental
Editor-in-chief Khue NguyenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience9.1%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Biochemical effects in animalsMedicine6.5%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine6.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience5.8%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.8%
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
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 | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, J-Gate
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
- Impact factor
- 1.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.05Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 917OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 37 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 91 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 121 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 191 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
All works published by Allied Academies are under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This permits anyone to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only, not published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they have not been published or are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Withdrawal free within 48-72 hours of submission, then 50% APC charge. Model summary
Authors can withdraw their manuscripts for free within 48 to 72 hours of submission, after which 50% of Actual APC as a withdrawal charges are applicable for all articles withdrawn.
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
- Biomedical Research Foundation
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0388-6107
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-313X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 7 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO
What CAS zone is BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.31; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What are the manuscript requirements of BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3. 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.
Which databases index BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO open access, and what is the APC?
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-TOKYO 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: .