Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
ISSN 0018-9294 · eISSN 1558-2531 · IEEE Computer Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,645; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 484 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering is published by IEEE Computer Society 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 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Biomedical and Engineering Education and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering publishes basic and applied papers dealing with biomedical engineering. Papers range from engineering development in methods and techniques with biomedical applications to experimental and clinical investigations with engineering contributions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Editor-in-chief Amir AminiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience10%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering8.1%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience8%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering6.7%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine5.6%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience5.2%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering5.1%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine4.1%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 172LetPub ·
- h-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 330LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,628 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 393 | 98 | 129 |
| 2025 | 484 | 173 | 2,447 |
| 2024 | 390 | 187 | 2,484 |
| 2023 | 364 | 209 | 3,832 |
| 2022 | 399 | 225 | 7,641 |
| 2021 | 409 | 227 | 9,789 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
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 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IEEE Computer Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0018-9294
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-2531
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.1; CiteScore 10, h-index 313.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,645.
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: .