Journal profile · Biology
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
ISSN 0100-879X · eISSN 1414-431X · Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica · BRAZIL · Monthly · Founded 1981
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.85; fully open access; APC about USD 1,800; median 192 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research is published by Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica 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 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, together about 19.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publicar resultados de pesquisas originais que contribuam significativamente para o conhecimento no campo das ciências médicas e biológicas
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine7.6%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6.1%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine5.6%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience5.2%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine5.1%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology4.8%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience4.6%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.5%
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 | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2020 edition (medium risk); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,367 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 7 |
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | 149 |
| 2024 | 114 | 114 | 445 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | 643 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | 855 |
| 2021 | 162 | 162 | 1,891 |
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 PubMed · to
192 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 252 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 96 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 298 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (223 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 / BRL 4,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 3,300 / USD 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 3,300 / USD 1,600 | No | — |
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
- Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0100-879X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1414-431X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
What CAS zone is Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology / Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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.
What is the impact factor of Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 192 days (interquartile range 140–252 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .