Journal profile · CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING
Bone Research
ISSN 2095-4700 · eISSN 2095-6231 · Springer Nature · PEOPLES R CHINA · Founded 2013
Bone Research: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 19.97; fully open access; APC about USD 3,525; median 212 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bone Research is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone Metabolism and Diseases, Bone health and treatments and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bone Research focuses on basic and clinical aspects of bone biology, pathophysiology and regeneration, and supports the foremost discoveries resulting from basic investigations and clinical research related to bone. The aim of the Journal is to foster the worldwide dissemination of research in bone-related physiology, pathology, diseases and treatment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.7%
- Bone health and treatmentsMedicine9.1%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine8.4%
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine8%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering3.8%
- Mesenchymal stem cell researchMedicine3.8%
- Bone and Joint DiseasesMedicine3.6%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell & Tissue Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell & Tissue Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell & Tissue Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCCASPublisher 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
- 19.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 20.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 19.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 26.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.82LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 4.82Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 4.82Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.85LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 3.85Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.85Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 524OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 20.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 101LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,790,606Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 710 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 103 | 302 |
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | 1,935 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 3,366 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 3,208 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 5,686 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 4,554 |
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
212 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 174 days – 269 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 70 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 299 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (222 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 208 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 2,890 / USD 3,525 / GBP 2,590 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,405 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,590 / USD 3,090 / GBP 2,290 | 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2095-4700
- Electronic ISSN
- 2095-6231
- Society / sponsor
- Springer Nature and West China School of Stomatology
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bone Research
What CAS zone is Bone Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bone Research is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Cell & Tissue Engineering; it is a Top journal. 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 Bone Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 19.97; CiteScore 26.2, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Bone Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 212 days (interquartile range 174–269 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Bone Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bone Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bone Research open access, and what is the APC?
Bone Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,525.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .