Journal profile · ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization
ISSN 2168-1163 · eISSN 2168-1171 · Taylor & Francis
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,630; median 174 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization is published by Taylor & Francis 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 AI in cancer detection, Medical Image Segmentation Techniques and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note that Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 12 (2024). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization is an international journal whose main goals are to promote solutions of excellence for both imaging and visualization of biomedical data, and establish links among researchers, clinicians, the medical technology sector and end-users. The journal provides a comprehensive forum for discussion of the current state-of-the-art in the scientific fields related to imaging and visualization, including, but not limited to: Applications of Imaging and Visualization Computational Bio- imaging and Visualization Computer Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy and Treatment Data Processing and Analysis Devices for Imaging and Visualization Grid and High Performance Computing for Imaging and Visualization Human Perception in Imaging and Visualization Image Processing and Analysis Image-based Geometric Modelling Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics Imaging and Visualization in Biomedical Engineering Medical Clinics Medical Imaging and Visualization Multi-modal Imaging and Visualization Multiscale Imaging and Visualization Scientific Visualization Software Development for Imaging and Visualization Telemedicine Systems and Applications Virtual Reality Visual Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery The journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process of original research manuscripts, position manuscripts expressing stimulating viewpoints and philosophies, survey manuscripts, technical notes and short communications, in regular and special issues. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization is indexed in Scopus, DBLP and Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index © Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Editor-in-chief João Manuel R.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, United States 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science11.6%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science8.7%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine7.4%
- Brain Tumor Detection and ClassificationNeuroscience6.3%
- Retinal Imaging and AnalysisMedicine5.7%
- Digital Imaging for Blood DiseasesComputer Science5.6%
- Medical Imaging and AnalysisEngineering4.9%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine4.6%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseDBLPPublisher 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) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 244OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 102,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 883 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 68 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 507 |
| 2023 | 127 | 28 | 695 |
| 2022 | 147 | 33 | 1,108 |
| 2021 | 84 | 22 | 671 |
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
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 243 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (62 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 2,630 / GBP 2,100 / EUR 2,520 / AUD 3,655 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7
- methodMethod | Published online: 26 Aug 2026Length not stated
- original research manuscriptsThe journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process…Length not stated
- position manuscriptsThe journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 2 Sep 2026Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process…Length not stated
- survey manuscriptsThe journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process…Length not stated
- technical notesThe journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Print ISSN not in active use from 2023; journal no longer published in print. Model summary
Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 2168-1163
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-1171
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization
What CAS zone is Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical. 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 Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 124–243 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2), United States (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization open access, and what is the APC?
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-Imaging and Visualization is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,630.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, OpenAlex; 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: .