Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
BMEMat
ISSN 2751-7438 · eISSN 2751-7446 · Wiley · Australia
BMEMat: CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 17.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,650; median 160 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMEMat is published by Wiley and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims of the journal BMEMat (abbreviated from BioMedical Engineering Materials) is an interdisciplinary and open-access journal focusing on functional materials with applications in biomedical engineering. BMEMat aims to become one of the leading international publishing platforms in the interdisciplinary area of material science, biomedical engineering, biology, and medicine, by providing the most important advances in this area to the broad researchers and engineers from both academia and industry. Scope and topics The scope of BMEMat will cover all the research involving the design and fabrication of functional materials for biomedical applications. Topics of particular include, but are not limited to: AI and brain-machine interface Bioelectronics; Biomedical imaging; Biosensors; Controlled release; Disease diagnosis; Drug delivery; Gene therapy; Immuno-engineering; Medical Micro/Nanorobots; Molecular Medicine and Nanomedicine; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering. BMEMat invites you to submit original research, review, and opinion articles. All papers will be published online as soon as they are accepted and will be fully citable. In addition, all article publication charges (APCs) are currently waived. Keywords artificial intelligence, and brain-machine interface, bioelectronics, biomedical imaging, biosensors, controlled release, disease diagnosis, drug delivery, gene therapy, immuno-engineering, medical robotics, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, etc. Indexing Information CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) INSPEC (IET) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Hong LiuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 47 in mainland China (about 54%); most named Mainland China 47, United States 16, South Korea 4, United Kingdom 3, Australia 3 (87 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering17.4%
- Advanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisMaterials Science6.4%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science5.9%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science5.4%
- Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsEngineering4.9%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering4.6%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering4.6%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine4.6%
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)Materials Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | 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
Web of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher 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)
- 17.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 17.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 20.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 146,162Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 85 | 75 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 659 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 1,285 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 2,250 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 70 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 239 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (161 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | EUR 2,298 / GBP 1,949 / USD 2,650 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,650 / GBP 1,949 / EUR 2,298 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Fee waivers
- No fee waivers
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialor LaTeX manuscript template. Whilst an Editorial Articles is within 1,500 words excluding references, tables and figures. Maximum 2 displaymain text ≤ 1,500 words
- original researchResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…Length not stated
- rapid communicationResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- short communicationResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All co-authors must meet criteria for authorship. Model summary
The list of authors should accurately indicate who contributed to the work. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare financial/commercial conflicts of interest. If the authors have no conflicts of interest, this should be stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing/Repositories
Effective 6th May 2024, BMEMat has elevated its data sharing from Encourages to Expects. Authors of all papers submitted after 6th May 2024 will be expected to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in their papers by archiving them in an appropriate public repository. Authors must provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Professional Conduct and Publication Ethics
Follows COPE core practices and handles research and publication misconduct accordingly. Model summary
The journal requires that you include in the manuscript details IRB approvals, ethical treatment of human and animal research participants, and gathering of informed consent, as appropriate. You will be expected to declare all conflicts of interest, or none, on submission. Please review Wiley’s guidelines surrounding human studies, animal studies, clinical trial registration, biosecurity, and rese…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Permissions
Quick Navigation Figure Reproduction, Adaption, and Redrawing Seeking Permission to Reproduce Figures and Images Subscription Journals Open Access Re-Using Figures from Non-Journal Sources General Public Domain and CC0 Stock Photos Trademarks and Logos Classical Art Currency Don’t Use Material Without Permission Further Information Copyright is a complex subject and causes concern for many because…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Understanding Open Access
As an open access journal, all articles in are freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on confidentiality of the review process …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck to detect overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints:
Papers previously posted as preprints on non-profit community preprint servers (e.g., ChemRxiv, bioRxiv, arXiv) may be considered. Model summary
[11] A. Bag, M. Neugebauer, U. Mick, S. Christiansen, S. A. Schulz, P. Banzer, (Preprint) arXiv:1909.04478, v2, submitted: Sept 2019.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2751-7438
- Electronic ISSN
- 2751-7446
- Society / sponsor
- Shandong University to deliver cutting-edge
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMEMat
What CAS zone is BMEMat in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BMEMat?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 17.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 20.9, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at BMEMat?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 124–192 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (2025). 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 BMEMat?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; 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 BMEMat based?
Of the 87 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 47 (about 54%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (47), United States (16) and South Korea (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BMEMat?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMEMat is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BMEMat open access, and what is the APC?
BMEMat is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .