Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
ISSN 0148-0731 · eISSN 1528-8951 · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1977
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; hybrid open access; median 175 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 149 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) 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 Elasticity and Material Modeling, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Artificial Organs and Prostheses; Bioinstrumentation and Measurements; Bioheat Transfer; Biomaterials; Biomechanics; Bioprocess Engineering; Cellular Mechanics; Design and Control of Biological Systems; Physiological Systems.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Elasticity and Material ModelingEngineering10.5%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine6.4%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine5.9%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine5.8%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering5.3%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.1%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering4.7%
- Automotive and Human Injury BiomechanicsMedicine4.5%
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 | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
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 | Biophysics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115LetPub ·
- h-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,782OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 125LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 34 | 23 |
| 2025 | 149 | 66 | 275 |
| 2024 | 140 | 72 | 472 |
| 2023 | 126 | 76 | 680 |
| 2022 | 171 | 77 | 1,345 |
| 2021 | 216 | 80 | 2,124 |
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
175 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 210 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (282 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0148-0731
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-8951
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biophysics / Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 192.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 175 days (interquartile range 97–210 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .