Journal profile · Computer Science-Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
ISSN 2097-0242 · eISSN 2667-3797 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,800; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soft Robotics and Applications, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Robotic Locomotion and Control, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official Journal of the Shandong University To promote advances and original contributions to robotics, biomimetics and artificial intelligence, Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics (BIROB) provides a platform and forum for the exchange and communication of the most innovative and exciting new discoveries and impactful applications in the fields of biomimetic intelligence and robotics. Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics (BIROB) publishes original, high-quality, peer-reviewed theoretical and applied research achievements and review articles in the fields of robotics, biomimetics, artificial intelligence, and the innovative integration of them. Topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to: autonomous systems, biomimetic actuators, biomimetic and bio-inspired design, biomimetic materials, biomimetics and artificial intelligence, exoskeletons, field robotics, human-robot interaction, humanoids, industrial robotics, kinematics and dynamics, machine learning, material sciences, medical robotics and technology, motion planning and control, micro and nano robotics, multirobot systems, sensors and bionic sensing, service robotics, and soft robotics. P-ISSN: 2097-0242
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Max Q.-H.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 17 in mainland China (about 40%); most named Mainland China 17, United States 7, Canada 5, Japan 4, Hong Kong, China 3 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering12.3%
- Robot Manipulation and LearningEngineering9.9%
- Robotic Locomotion and ControlEngineering8.8%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering7.1%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science6.5%
- Modular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceEngineering6.5%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering5%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Robotics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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
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)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 88 | 59 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 200 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 667 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 903 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 269 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 355 |
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 13 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 1,800 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,800 / EUR 1,680 / GBP 1,440 / JPY 223,250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,800 / USD 900 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 1,800
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial. Please …Length not stated
- letterContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial. Please …Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial. Please …Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial.Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial. Please …Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial. Please …Length not stated
- review articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, letter and editorial.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 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 to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, to ensure that questions related…
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
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. 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 the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
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 to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to 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 will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors 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.
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
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2097-0242
- Electronic ISSN
- 2667-3797
- Society / sponsor
- Shandong UniversityTo promote advances and original contributions to robotics
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
What CAS zone is Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Robotics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.5, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional. 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 Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 17 (about 40%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (17), United States (7) and Canada (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics open access, and what is the APC?
Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,800.
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: .