Journal profile · Biophysics
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine
ISSN 1536-8378 · eISSN 1536-8386 · Informa Healthcare · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2002
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 144 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine is published by Informa Healthcare and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects and Biofield Effects and Biophysics, together about 53.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine publishes original peer-reviewed research on the biological and medical effects and applications of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (niemf). Research considered is inclusive of and limited to 0 Hertz to 300 GHz. Examples of studies that would be considered for manuscript review include: in vitro and in vivo studies, epidemiologic investigation, mechanism and mode of interaction between niemf and biological systems, and the effects of niemf on humans or in medical applications. The main focus of any submitted work must be the niemf, either effect or application. No other research will be considered. In addition to receiving original research manuscripts, the journal also considers the following involving niemf as defined above: meeting summaries and reports, reviews on selected topics, and case reports involving niemf (that are of clear clinical significance). The journal also considers publication of special issues with Guest Advisors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biophysics
Editor-in-chief Joseph R. SalvatorePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Ukraine 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological EffectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.8%
- Magnetic and Electromagnetic EffectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
- Biofield Effects and BiophysicsMedicine9.7%
- Microbial Inactivation MethodsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering5.8%
- Spaceflight effects on biologyMedicine5.7%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering3.8%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedINSPECEmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, Ovid
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.56Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 438OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 26Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 45,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,016 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 46 | 4 | 178 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1 | 146 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 70 |
| 2022 | 33 | 6 | 226 |
| 2021 | 38 | 5 | 463 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 262 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- No other research will be considered.
Article types accepted2
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- research articleOriginal ResearchLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 discov…
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1536-8378
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-8386
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine
What CAS zone is Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology / Biophysics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 75–262 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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 Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Ukraine (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, INSPEC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .