Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Computers in Biology and Medicine
ISSN 0010-4825 · eISSN 1879-0534 · Elsevier Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1970
Computers in Biology and Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,080; median 100 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1,607 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computers in Biology and Medicine is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 2 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, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, together about 23.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computers in Biology and Medicine, is a medium of international communication of the revolutionary advances being made in the application of the computer to the fields of bioscience and medicine.The Journal will focus on such areas as:Analysis of Biomedical Systems: Solutions of EquationsSynthesis of Biomedical Systems: SimulationsSpecial Medical Data Processing MethodsSpecial Purpose ComputersClinical Data Processing for Real TimeClinical and Experimental UseMedical Diagnosis and Medical Record ProcessingBiomedical EngineeringMedical InformaticsBioinformaticsMedical Applications of the Internet and World Wide WebHuman GenomicsProteomicsFunctional Brain StudiesArticles which examine the following topics of special interest are being featured in Computers in Biology and Medicine: computer aids to the analysis of biochemical systems, computer aids to biocontrol-systems engineering, neuronal simulation by digital-computer gating components, automatic computer analysis of pictures of biological and medical importance, use of computers by commercial pharmaceutical and chemical organizations, radiation-dosage computers, and accumulating and recalling individual medical records, real-time languages, interfaces to patient monitors, clinical chemistry equipment, data handling and display in nuclear medicine and therapy.CBM does not consider submissions:-describing research using fundamental in silico tools, like basic molecular docking not supported by detailed molecular dynamic simulations, post modelling/dynamics analysis, estimation and mathematical modelling and advanced algorithmic treatment with the data sets, or by detailed experimental validations.-with unclear dataset division into training/validation/test sets and/or imprecise downstream task analysis, specifically for image segmentation papers.-with minor architecture/model modifications and only slight increase in performance validation parameters (accuracy, Dice, etc) and/or lack of comparison with real state-of-the-art methods.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 25, United Kingdom 8, India 6, Mainland China 3, Australia 3 (68 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science9.4%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience7.4%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine6.9%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science5.8%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine5.1%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science4.9%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine4.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 17 November 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 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
- 8.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 13.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 274LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,072 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 401 | 182 | 225 |
| 2025 | 1,607 | 816 | 8,257 |
| 2024 | 1,527 | 620 | 21,943 |
| 2023 | 1,282 | 448 | 31,845 |
| 2022 | 1,112 | 419 | 39,707 |
| 2021 | 899 | 443 | 42,730 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 111 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,461 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 10.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,080 / EUR 2,880 / GBP 2,470 / JPY 382,010 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,080 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted4
- full length articleThe Journal publishes the following article types: -Full Length ArticleLength not stated
- letter to the editorThe Journal publishes the following article types:-Full Length Article-Review-Letter to the Editor-Discussion-TutorialLength not stated
- reviewThe Journal publishes the following article types:-Full Length Article-Review-Letter to the Editor-Discussion-TutorialLength not stated
- tutorialThe Journal publishes the following article types:-Full Length Article-Review-Letter to the Editor-Discussion-TutorialLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access options available Model summary
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review policy: single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of one reviewer for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing policy Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Other reporting guidelines
Computers in Biology and Medicine endorses the use of an appropriate reporting guideline when writing any health research manuscript, as stated previously. Here are some other reporting guidelines to follow when submitting to the journal. This free tool will help you work out which reporting guidelines are right for you: https://www.penelope.ai/equator-wizard. If you are reporting a review of a se…
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0010-4825
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-0534
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computers in Biology and Medicine
What CAS zone is Computers in Biology and Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computers in Biology and Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational Biology / Biology / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Engineering, Biomedical. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Computers in Biology and Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.19; CiteScore 13.1, h-index 189.
How long does peer review take at Computers in Biology and Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 73–188 days); authors report an average review time of about 10.5 months; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computers in Biology and Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 1–7; Templates: LaTeX; Highlights: 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 Computers in Biology and Medicine based?
Of the 68 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (25), United Kingdom (8) and India (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computers in Biology and Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computers in Biology and Medicine is indexed in Scopus.
Is Computers in Biology and Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Computers in Biology and Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,080.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .