Journal profile · ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME
ISSN 1932-6181 · eISSN 1932-619X · American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · UNITED STATES · Founded 2007
Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 74 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medical Devices-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 Soft Robotics and Applications, Surgical Simulation and Training and Muscle activation and electromyography studies, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Medical Devices presents papers on medical devices that improve diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic treatments focusing on applied research and the development of new medical devices or instrumentation. It provides special coverage of novel devices that allow new surgical strategies, new methods of drug delivery, or possible reductions in the complexity, cost, or adverse results of health care. The Design Innovation category features papers focusing on novel devices, including papers with limited clinical or engineering results. The Medical Device News section provides coverage of advances, trends, and events.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soft Robotics and ApplicationsEngineering13.7%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine9.4%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering8.1%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering7.9%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering4.9%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.6%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.3%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering4.2%
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
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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,974 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 74 | 17 | 71 |
| 2024 | 59 | 15 | 140 |
| 2023 | 31 | 7 | 96 |
| 2022 | 59 | 21 | 209 |
| 2021 | 63 | 17 | 290 |
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)
- 6–12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1932-6181
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-619X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME
What CAS zone is Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME 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 Devices-Transactions of the ASME?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME is a subscription 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: .