Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
ISSN 1746-8094 · eISSN 1746-8108 · Elsevier BV · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; review about 203 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1,861 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control is published by Elsevier BV 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 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, AI in cancer detection and ECG Monitoring and Analysis, together about 30.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (BSPC), the Official Journal of the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES), publishes original, high-quality research that advances the theory, methodology, and application of signal and data processing techniques for understanding, modelling, and improving human health. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform at the intersection of engineering, data science, and medicine, with a focus on extracting meaningful physiological, pathological, and behavioural information from biomedical signals, images, and related data.BSPC welcomes contributions that develop novel methods for signal and image acquisition, processing, analysis, modelling, and interpretation, as well as clinically validated applications. Emphasis is placed on approaches that address real-world challenges such as noise, non-stationarity, high dimensionality, multimodality, personalization, real-time operation, and interpretability, and that demonstrate clear translational relevance to healthcare, diagnostics, therapeutics, rehabilitation, and biomedical research.A defining characteristic of BSPC is its emphasis not only on the analysis of biomedical signals and medical images, but also on how these data are used to drive decisions, feedback mechanisms, and closed-loop control in medical devices, digital health technologies, and clinical systems.Scope of the JournalThe scope includes—but is not limited to—the following topics:Processing and analysis of biomedical signals such as EEG, ECG, EMG, EOG, MEG, PPG, respiratory signals, blood pressure, neural recordings, and biosensor dataMedical image processing and analysis, and integration of imaging with physiological signalsMultimodal and multiscale signal processing and data fusionMachine learning, deep learning, and statistical methods for biomedical signal and image analysisTime–frequency, adaptive, nonlinear, and data-driven signal processing methodsBrain–computer interfaces, neurotechnology, and neurophysiological systemsWearable, implantable, mobile, and remote health monitoring systemsPhysiological modelling, digital biomarkers, and data-driven health analyticsSignal quality assessment, artifact detection, denoising, and robustness analysisPersonalized and precision medicine enabled by signal and data analyticsReal-time systems, embedded implementations, and clinical or translational validationClosed-loop and feedback-controlled biomedical systems, including therapeutic and assistive devicesThe journal encourages submissions ranging from theoretical advances and algorithmic innovations to experimental studies, clinical investigations, prototype systems, and benchmark or dataset papers. By fostering collaboration across disciplines, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control aims to accelerate the development of robust, interpretable, and clinically impactful signal- and data-driven solutions for modern healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Editor-in-chief Panicos A. KyriacouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 20 in mainland China (about 27%); most named Mainland China 20, Italy 19, United Kingdom 13, United States 4, Australia 3 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience14.1%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science8.4%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine7.7%
- Brain Tumor Detection and ClassificationNeuroscience5.4%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Science5.2%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science5.1%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine4.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | 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 3 |
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
- 5.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,675OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,781LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,591 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,939 | 558 | 794 |
| 2025 | 1,861 | 320 | 7,326 |
| 2024 | 1,398 | 271 | 18,001 |
| 2023 | 1,233 | 233 | 26,486 |
| 2022 | 919 | 150 | 24,979 |
| 2021 | 1,002 | 224 | 32,283 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
203 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 3 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 203 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 2,590 / EUR 2,420 / GBP 2,070 / JPY 321,240 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,470 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- full paper•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…Length not stated
- full papersFull papers, describing original work, i.e. the technical development and the clinical / experimental study to prove the concept / value of a novel technique an…Length not stated
- perspective•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…Length not stated
- review•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review article•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief…Length not stated
- short communication•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- short communicationsShort communications, typically 2,000 words. These manuscripts report important observations that are usually preliminary in nature.Length not stated
- short review•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…Length not stated
- technical note•Reviews, 10,000 words. We would like to increase the number of reviews published and so potential authors are actively encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chie…Length not stated
- technical notesTechnical Notes should normally describe a technical development (could be a software package for example) and would not normally look at data from a large coho…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1746-8094
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-8108
- Society / sponsor
- European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
What CAS zone is Biomedical Signal Processing and Control in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biomedical Signal Processing and Control?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.65; CiteScore 13, h-index 154.
How long does peer review take at Biomedical Signal Processing and Control?
The publisher reports about 203 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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 Signal Processing and Control?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Highlights: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biomedical Signal Processing and Control based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 20 (about 27%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (20), Italy (19) and United Kingdom (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biomedical Signal Processing and Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biomedical Signal Processing and Control open access, and what is the APC?
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .