Journal profile · Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Biosurface and Biotribology
ISSN 2405-4518 · Wiley-Blackwell · United Kingdom
Biosurface and Biotribology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,420; median 114 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biosurface and Biotribology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions, together about 24.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine11.4%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering6.6%
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsEngineering6.4%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine5.9%
- Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesMaterials Science5.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 301 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 63 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 63 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 291 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 223 |
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 Crossref · to
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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 2,420 / GBP 1,870 / EUR 2,200 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,200 / EUR 2,000 / GBP 1,700 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,000 / GBP 1,700 / USD 2,200 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-4518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Biosurface and Biotribology
What CAS zone is Biosurface and Biotribology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biosurface and Biotribology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical / Materials Science, Biomaterials. 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.
How long does peer review take at Biosurface and Biotribology?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 100–154 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
Which databases index Biosurface and Biotribology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biosurface and Biotribology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Biosurface and Biotribology open access, and what is the APC?
Biosurface and Biotribology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,420.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .