Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
International Journal Bioautomation
ISSN 1314-1902 · eISSN 1314-2321 · Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · Bulgaria
International Journal Bioautomation: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal Bioautomation is published by Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are ECG Monitoring and Analysis, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, together about 22.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL BIOAUTOMATION is a continuation of the periodical Bioautomation, which was discontinued in the early nineties of the last century. It is an international journal for presentation of scientific results from the application of contemporary engineering and mathematical approaches and computer-oriented methods for the purposes of analysis, modelling, optimization and control. INT. J. BIOAUTOMATION comprises results in the main fields of: Bioinformatics Bioprocess systems Biomedical systems Biomedical physics Bioecological systems INT. J. BIOAUTOMATION accepts for publication original research papers, review articles, application notes, short communications and letters which give preliminary announcements of new theoretical and applied concepts. New experimental data, innovative experimental techniques or novel concepts in data correlation are also welcome. The journal is open to presentations from well known scientists, as well as to young researchers. INT. J. BIOAUTOMATION is an open access journal offering everyone free and unlimited access to the full-text of peer-reviewed articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editor-in-chief Stoyan TzonkovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 4, France 4, Italy 3, Ukraine 2, Mainland China 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine8.3%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science7.3%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine6.8%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering6.3%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions5.9%
- Control Systems and IdentificationEngineering4.9%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecological Modeling | Q4 | 43/51 | 16th |
| Food Science | Q4 | 353/420 | 16th |
| Biotechnology | Q4 | 280/325 | 14th |
| Biochemistry | Q4 | 411/448 | 8th |
| Genetics | Q4 | 332/357 | 7th |
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
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 261 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 62 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 110 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 90 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 84 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 100 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 71 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship
Language: manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English and be intelligible to a broad readership. Model summary
Manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English and be intelligible to a broad readership.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality: contents should be neither fully, nor partially published or under consideration for publication elsewhere (to be clearly stated in the cover letter). Model summary
The contents should be neither fully, nor partially published or under consideration for publication elsewhere (to be clearly stated in the cover letter).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Formatting: authors are required to use relevant document template, incorporating the Journal's specifications (Microsoft Word and LaTeX templates). Model summary
Authors are required to use relevant document template, incorporating the Journal's specifications: Microsoft Word: Bioautomation_MSWord_template.doc LaTeX: Bioautomation_LaTeX_template.zip
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
- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1314-1902
- Electronic ISSN
- 1314-2321
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal Bioautomation
How long does peer review take at International Journal Bioautomation?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal Bioautomation based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), France (4) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal Bioautomation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal Bioautomation is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal Bioautomation open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal Bioautomation 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, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .