Journal profile
Biomedicine Hub
ISSN 2296-6870 · Karger Publishers · Switzerland
Biomedicine Hub: fully open access; APC about USD 1,820; median 186 days to acceptance (41 articles, last 24 months); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomedicine Hub is published by Karger Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biomedicine Hub is an interdisciplinary Open Access journal: a “hub” for researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals across biomedical disciplines to share research findings, ideas, theories, experimental results, and clinical experience. Biomedicine Hub facilitates the exchange of knowledge between disciplines, with a focus on translational science and emerging interdisciplinary topics. It encourages international collaborations and supports early-career researchers. By accepting Registered Reports in addition to classic article types, early feedback on research work is also guaranteed. Biomedicine Hub publishes all relevant articles of sound ethical and scientific quality regardless of their novelty or expected impact. Contributions from a wide range of biomedical fields are welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.5%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine4.9%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine4.9%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine4.9%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine4.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 234 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 391 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 543 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 642 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 681 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 576 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 143 days – 266 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (41 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 41 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 133 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | CHF 1,630 / USD 1,820 / EUR 1,600 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,670 / EUR 1,425 / CHF 1,530 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,600 / USD 1,820 / CHF 1,630 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,070 / USD 1,450 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- brief reportailable below. For guidance purposes, a Brief Report is typically 3000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Brief Remain text ≤ 3,000 words
- case reportailable below. For guidance purposes, a Case Report is typically 2500 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Authors may wishmain text ≤ 2,500 words
- commentaryailable below. For guidance purposes, a Commentary is typically 1000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Commentamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialilable below. For guidance purposes, an Editorial is typically 1000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Editoriamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letterailable below. For guidance purposes, a Letter is typically 1000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Letter Cmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- methods articleailable below. For guidance purposes, a Methods Article is typically 3000 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Registered Reportmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articleailable below. For guidance purposes, a Research Article is typically 5000 words in length with 4 to 8 Tables and Figures. Research Article:main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleailable below. For guidance purposes, a Review Article is typically 5000 words in length with 4 to 8 Tables and Figures. Document Review Amain text ≤ 5,000 words
- systematic reviewailable below. For guidance purposes, a Systematic Review is typically 5000 words in length with 4 to 8 Tables and Figures. Document Systematmain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Author Contributions
In the Author Contribution statement, a short statement detailing the contributions of each person named as an author should be included. The CRediT taxonomy is a useful framework for preparing this section. Contributors to the submission who do not fulfil the ICMJE Criteria for Authorship should be credited, with their consent, in the Acknowledgement section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors are required to disclose any relationship that could be perceived as a conflict of interest in the Conflict of Interest Statement. All forms of support and financial involvement which took place in the previous three years should be listed, regardless of their potential relevance to the paper. Nonfinancial relationships that may potentially influence the writing of the manuscript should al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Authors are required to provide a Data Availability Statement that details whether data are publicly available and where the data supporting their study can be accessed. The journal’s data sharing policy strongly encourages authors to make all datasets on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to editors, reviewers and readers without unnecessary restriction wherever possible. In cases …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licenses and Copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Articles published in Biomedicine Hub are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, unless otherwise agreed with Karger Publishers. When sharing or reusing any article, attribution must be given to the original source, using the statement "The final, published version of this article is available at http://karger.com/?doi=[insert DOI nu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access (All articles are published under Creative Commons licenses)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
Peer Review Policy All Karger journals employ a rigorous peer-review process to confirm the validity and ensure scientific accuracy of published articles. Independent researchers with relevant expertise assess submitted manuscripts to help journal editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal. All articles, except for Editorials and some Correspondence articles, are e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Archiving and Self-Archiving
All articles are archived in Portico. Articles may also be archived in PubMed Central if the journal is indexed there. Karger permits authors of Open Access articles to post the Version of Record (VOR) of their articles in Open Access repositories or on other websites. Preprints may be shared without restriction. Re-posted Open Access articles must follow the terms of the relevant Creative Commons…
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
- Karger Publishers
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2296-6870
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- 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 Biomedicine Hub
How long does peer review take at Biomedicine Hub?
Based on the dates recorded on 41 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 143–266 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Biomedicine Hub?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Graphical abstract: 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.
Which databases index Biomedicine Hub?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomedicine Hub is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biomedicine Hub open access, and what is the APC?
Biomedicine Hub is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,820.
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: .