Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
ISSN 2251-7200 · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering: fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; median 95 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering is published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry and Radiation Dose and Imaging, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy16.8%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine13.1%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine12.9%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine8.9%
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological EffectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science3.5%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine3.2%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation | Q2 | 21/75 | 72nd |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q2 | 80/257 | 69th |
| Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | Q2 | 67/183 | 63rd |
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Q2 | 141/361 | 61st |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q2 | 244/570 | 57th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q2 | 469/1022 | 54th |
| Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | Q2 | 31/64 | 52nd |
| Biomedical Engineering | Q3 | 194/342 | 43rd |
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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 670 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 384 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 837 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 814 |
| 2023 | 113 | 113 | 725 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 508 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | 438 |
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
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 97 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 242 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 1,000 / IRR 50,000,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | IRR 20,000,000 / USD 650 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IRR 20,000,000 / USD 650 | Yes | — |
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
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2251-7200
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
How long does peer review take at Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 46–169 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .