Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Journal of Applied Biomedicine
ISSN 1214-021X · eISSN 1214-0287 · Elsevier Espana · CZECH REPUBLIC · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Journal of Applied Biomedicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 151 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Biomedicine is published by Elsevier Espana and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Circadian rhythm and melatonin, together about 27.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Applied Biomedicine promotes translation of basic biomedical research into clinical investigation, conversion of clinical evidence into practice in all medical fields, and publication of new ideas for conquering human health problems across disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Editor-in-chief Alan BulavaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 18, United States 3, Spain 3, United Kingdom 2, Germany 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedicine9%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience7%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.7%
- Medical Research and PracticesHealth Professions5.7%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences5%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 656 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 113 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 158 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 221 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 253 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 215 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,200 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 500 | No | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- original research articles own separate line. The word limit for original research article should not exceed 6500 words including title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, discmain text ≤ 6,500 words
- reviewManuscripts are evaluated on the basis that they present new insights to the investigated topic, are likely to contribute to a research progress or change in cl…Length not stated
- review articleure legends, and entire reference list. Review articles should not exceed 8000 words in total. Please do not exceed a combined maximum of 10 figmain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Changes to authorship
Changes to authorship only before acceptance and only with Editor approval and written confirmation from all authors. Model summary
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
Authors must disclose competing interests in a summary statement and a detailed Declaration of Interest form. Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Journal encourages citing underlying or relevant datasets with data references in the Reference List. Model summary
This journal encourages you to cite underlying or relevant datasets in your manuscript by citing them in your text and including a data reference in your Reference List.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics follows COPE guidelines. Model summary
Publishing Ethics follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines available here: https://publicationethics.org/.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright; publisher granted right to publish under CC BY-NC-ND licence. Model summary
Upon submission of an article, authors will be asked to complete a „Journal Publishing Agreement“. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. Copyright on the article is retained by the author(s). The author(s) grant the publisher the right to publish the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Lic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Double-blind review: identities of authors concealed from reviewers and vice versa. Model summary
Manuscripts are evaluated on the basis that they present new insights to the investigated topic, are likely to contribute to a research progress or change in clinical practice or in thinking about a disease. It is understood that all authors listed on a manuscript have agreed to its submission. The signature of the corresponding author on the letter of submission signifies that these conditions ha…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Articles may be checked for originality using iThenticate. Model summary
To verify originality, your article may be checked by the originality detection service iThenticate.
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 Espana
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1214-021X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1214-0287
- Society / sponsor
- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the University of South Bohemia
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Biomedicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Biomedicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Biomedicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental / Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Biomedicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Biomedicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 90–215 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 Journal of Applied Biomedicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: 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 Journal of Applied Biomedicine based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (18), United States (3) and Spain (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Biomedicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Biomedicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Applied Biomedicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Biomedicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .