Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Biomedical Technology
ISSN 2949-723X · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Biomedical Technology: impact factor 16.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 840; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomedical Technology is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biomedical Technology is a peer-reviewed journal that drives innovation in the field of Biomedical Science and Engineering. It publishes original...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Wenguo CuiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 21%); most named United States 16, Mainland China 9, South Korea 5, Portugal 2, Macau, China 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science8.3%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering7.7%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering5.9%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science5.3%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science4.7%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 16.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 17.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 130 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 234 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 341 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 1,887 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 628 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 840 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 840 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 840 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted19, with length limits
- book reviewBook review A critical discussion of a book's contents.Length not stated
- calendarCalendar: List of forthcoming meetings, symposia, conferences, and other events.Length not stated
- commentaryFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …main text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- full-length/ research articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required.Length not stated
- hypothesisFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- letterFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- letter to the editorFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- meeting reports, news and announcementsMeeting Reports, News and Announcements Meeting reports Summary of a relevant symposium, workshop, etc.Length not stated
- mini reviewFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- opinionFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- original researchFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- perspectiveFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 30
- protocolProtocol: an article describing the study design, with a detailed account of the hypothesis rationale, timeline, proposed methodology for data collection and an…Length not stated
- research articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- reviewFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- review articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- short communicationFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
- viewpointFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies. A structured abstract is required. A clear structure is required, …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Statement
For transparency, we encourage authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & edi…
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 ·- Publication ethics
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening; high similarity papers desk rejected. Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is a peer-reviewed, fully open access journal owned by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd., who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights, and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Authors retain copyright; KeAi granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights. Model summary
Open access Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind peer review process. Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2949-723X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biomedical Technology
What is the impact factor of Biomedical Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 16.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 17.6, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Biomedical Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Biomedical Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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 Technology based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Mainland China (9) and South Korea (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biomedical Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomedical Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biomedical Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Biomedical Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 840.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .