Journal profile · ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering
ISSN 1609-0985 · eISSN 2199-4757 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · TAIWAN · Quarterly · Founded 2015
Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 103 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials and Muscle activation and electromyography studies, together about 20.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, JMBE, is committed to encouraging and providing the standard of biomedical engineering. The journal is devoted to publishing papers related to medical and biological engineering, biomedical signals, medical imaging, bio-informatics, tissue engineering, and so on. Other than the above articles, any contributions regarding hot issues and technological developments that help reach the purpose are also included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Editor-in-chief Kang-Ping LinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Taiwan, China 27, United States 5, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience8.9%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering5.9%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering5.6%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine5.4%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.3%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine5.1%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering5.1%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine4.6%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 525OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,018Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 233,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,664 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 78 | 24 | 95 |
| 2024 | 83 | 20 | 421 |
| 2023 | 71 | 18 | 580 |
| 2022 | 96 | 29 | 788 |
| 2021 | 85 | 26 | 844 |
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 Crossref · to
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (155 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,390 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
- original articleJournal of Medical and Biological Engineering publishes the following article types: Original Article Original articles publish full reports of data from resear…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- perspectiveJournal of Medical and Biological Engineering publishes the following article types: Original Article Original articles publish full reports of data from resear…Length not stated
- reviewJournal of Medical and Biological Engineering publishes the following article types: Original Article Original articles publish full reports of data from resear…Length not stated
- review articleJournal of Medical and Biological Engineering publishes the following article types: Original Article Original articles publish full reports of data from resear…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Submitted manuscripts will be prescreened by the Edit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 1609-0985
- Electronic ISSN
- 2199-4757
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical. 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 Medical and Biological Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 71–136 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Medical and Biological Engineering based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (27), United States (5) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .