Journal profile · Medical Laboratory Technology
British Journal of Biomedical Science
ISSN 0967-4845 · eISSN 2474-0896 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1993
British Journal of Biomedical Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 11.89; fully open access; APC about USD 2,506; median 113 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2021 (Volume 78, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Biomedical Science is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, together about 19.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Frontiers from 2022. The British Journal of Biomedical Science is committed to publishing high quality original research that represents a clear advance in the practice of biomedical science, and reviews that summarise recent advances in the field of biomedical science. The overall aim of the Journal is to provide a platform for the dissemination of new and innovative information on the diagnosis and management of disease that is valuable to the practicing laboratory scientist.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medical Laboratory Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine5.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine4.4%
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 | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 3 |
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 | Medical Laboratory Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Health Literature, Current Content - Life Sciences, Biological Abstracts, Biological Abstracts/RPM, Medlars, Biosis
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
- 11.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 2.43Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 2.15Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2021
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2021
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.74LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2021
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 410OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 11.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,021Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,037 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 385 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 632 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1,331 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 343 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3 | 325 |
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
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,900 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0967-4845
- Electronic ISSN
- 2474-0896
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 78, Issue 4 (2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Biomedical Science
What CAS zone is British Journal of Biomedical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Biomedical Science is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medical Laboratory Technology. 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 British Journal of Biomedical Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.89; CiteScore 12.7, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Biomedical Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 75–152 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 British Journal of Biomedical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Biomedical Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is British Journal of Biomedical Science open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Biomedical Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,506.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .