Journal profile · Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology
ISSN 0309-1902 · eISSN 1464-522X · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology: subscription journal; median 348 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring, ECG Monitoring and Analysis and Quality and Safety in Healthcare, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering11.1%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine9.6%
- Quality and Safety in HealthcareHealth Professions9%
- Technology and Human Factors in Education and HealthMedicine6.6%
- Healthcare RegulationHealth Professions5.1%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine5.1%
- Healthcare Technology and Patient MonitoringMedicine4.9%
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | Q3 | 205/342 | 40th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 818OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,081 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 6 | 1,243 |
| 2025 | 54 | 7 | 1,956 |
| 2024 | 28 | 4 | 2,144 |
| 2023 | 26 | 2 | 2,241 |
| 2022 | 73 | 21 | 2,280 |
| 2021 | 73 | 7 | 2,147 |
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
348 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 180 days – 485 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 372 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (95 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".
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0309-1902
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-522X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 348 days (interquartile range 180–485 days). 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 Engineering and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .