Journal profile · Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
ISSN 2364-5504 · Walter de Gruyter · Germany
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 177 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Image Segmentation Techniques, Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring and ECG Monitoring and Analysis, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal ObjectiveCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering (CDBME) is an open access journal publishing proceeding papers, often from the annual BMTE, CURAC, and TAR conferences, but also others. It is closely related to the journal Biomedical Engineering - Biomedizinische Technik (BME-BMT) that is well established and has published articles of high quality for more than 50 years. CDBME is as BME-BMT a forum for the exchange of knowledge in the fields of biomedical engineering, medical information technology and biotechnology/bioengineering for medicine and addresses engineers, natural scientists, and clinicians working in research, industry, or clinical practice. Topics Diagnostic Imaging Biosignal Processing, Biomechanics, Image Processing, Modelling and Simulation Information and Communication in Medicine, Telemedicine and e-Health Surgery, Minimum Invasive Interventions, Endoscopy and Image Guided Therapy Diagnostic and Therapeutic Instrumentation, Clinical Engineering Micro- and Nanosystems in Medicine, Active Implants, Biosensors Neuroengineering, Neural Systems, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Biomaterials, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, Artificial Organs Biomedical Engineering for Audiology, Ophthalmology, Emergency and Dental Medicine Article formatsConference Proceedings Papers Your Benefits Your benefits:Important and current topics Multidisciplinary research Theoretical and applicative approach High quality peer-reviewing Rapid online publication
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Jens HaueisenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science9.5%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering8.4%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine5.3%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering5.2%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine5.2%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience5%
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering4.7%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 314/669 | 53rd |
| Biomedical Engineering | Q4 | 282/342 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 170 | 170 | 609 |
| 2025 | 177 | 177 | 1,029 |
| 2024 | 237 | 237 | 1,077 |
| 2023 | 198 | 198 | 985 |
| 2022 | 251 | 251 | 786 |
| 2021 | 272 | 272 | 781 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2364-5504
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
How long does peer review take at Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .