Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
BME Frontiers
ISSN 2765-8031 · American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States
BME Frontiers: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; median 107 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BME Frontiers is published by American Association for the Advancement of Science 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 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications and Cell Image Analysis Techniques, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of BMEF is to serve the multidisciplinary community of biomedical engineering by publishing breakthrough original Research Articles, Rapid Reports, Reviews, Perspectives, and Editorials. The journal’s audience includes basic and applied researchers, engineers, and clinicians investigating pathogenic mechanisms of disease, as well as strategies for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and assessment. Appropriate research integrates physical, chemical, mathematical, or computational sciences with engineering principles to study biology and advance medicine and human health. Competitive studies apply innovative fundamental or translational concepts to develop devices, systems, processes, or methods. The scope of BMEF includes such topics as: Biomedical imaging: biomedical devices, biological signal processing. Biomedical sensing: biosensors, bioelectronics, biochips, microfluid chips. Biomaterials and nanomedicine: tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, bio-microtechnology and bio-nanotechnology. Translational medicine: precision medicine, diagnostics, clinical trials, immunotherapy, cell therapy and other new therapeutic methods. AI for advanced biomedical applications. Other advanced technology in biomedical engineering: neuro-engineering, neurorobotics, surgical robotics, assistive devices and other new technology in the context of human health or healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1, Singapore 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingEngineering9.1%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering7.2%
- Cell Image Analysis TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Ultrasound Imaging and ElastographyMedicine5.8%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science5.8%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science5.3%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering5.3%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering4.8%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
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)
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 173 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 384 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 528 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 715 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 1,141 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 320 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- 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 | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editoriale importance to the research community. Editorials should have fewer than 1,000 words total, no abstract, a minimal number of references (no moremain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialsEditorials are short, invited opinion pieces that discuss an issue of immediate importance to the research community.Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives highlight recent exciting research but do not primarily discuss the author's own work.Length not stated
- rapid reportsRapid reports present ground-breaking developments or discoveries in the field of biomedical engineering.Length not stated
- research articleProvide a complete title with a maximum of 100 characters, including spaces Provide full names of all authors, including initials (example, Joseph M. Author) an…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles present novel research study of outstanding significance in the field of biomedical engineering.Length not stated
- reviewy items) and up to 120 references. Most Reviews are less than 8,000 words, although longer manuscripts are considered. Most Reviews amain text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articlesReview articles describe and synthesize recent developments of significance in biomedical engineering and highlight future directions.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright
- AI use
AI-assisted technologies may not be listed as authors or coauthors; sources cited in BMEF journal content may not be authored or coauthored by AI tools. Model summary
AI-assisted technologies [such as large language models (LLMs), chatbots, and image creators] do not meet BMEF's criteria for authorship and therefore may not be listed as authors or coauthors, nor may sources cited in BMEF journal content be authored or coauthored by AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
Permission to reuse previously published or third-party created figures, images, or other assets must be documented in full. Model summary
BMEF content is Open Access, published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) on a continuous basis. This means that content is freely available to all readers upon publication and content is published as soon as production is complete. SIBET CAS holds an exclusive license to the content, the author(s) hold copyright and retain the right to publish. Visit our FAQ page for 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
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2765-8031
- Society / sponsor
- SIBET CAS
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 BME Frontiers
What CAS zone is BME Frontiers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BME Frontiers is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BME Frontiers?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 9.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 12.4, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at BME Frontiers?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 78–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 BME Frontiers?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 BME Frontiers based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Hong Kong, China (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BME Frontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BME Frontiers is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BME Frontiers open access, and what is the APC?
BME Frontiers is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .