Journal profile · Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Journal of Tissue Engineering
ISSN 2041-7314 · SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research · United Kingdom
Journal of Tissue Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.87; fully open access; APC about USD 2,650; median 98 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15.7% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Tissue Engineering is published by SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Tissue Engineering is an open access journal. The aim is to provide a rigorously peer-reviewed and open access forum for the publication of scientific research in the field of tissue engineering and its clinical application. The journal has broad ranging interests from the fundamentals of stem cells and progenitor cells and their expansion to viable numbers coupled with an understanding of their differentiation, the utilisation of bioreactors for three dimensional culture and studies of phenotypic changes, particularly in stem and progenitor cells, both short and long term, ex vivo and in vivo implantation both in preclinical models and also in clinical trials.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Biomedical Engineering
Editor-in-chief Hae-Won KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United Kingdom 10, South Korea 10, United States 6, Australia 6, Mainland China 3 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering12.7%
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineMedicine11.4%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering11.3%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science9.9%
- Mesenchymal stem cell researchMedicine8.3%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine4.3%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell & Tissue Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cell & Tissue Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Cell & Tissue Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 9.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 444OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 507 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 975 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 1,528 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1,717 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 2,227 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 121 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (106 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 2,650 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,650 | — | — |
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
- SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2041-7314
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Tissue Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Tissue Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Tissue Engineering is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Cell & Tissue Engineering. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Tissue Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.87; CiteScore 12, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Tissue Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 78–121 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15.7%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Tissue Engineering based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (10), South Korea (10) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Tissue Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Tissue Engineering is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Tissue Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Tissue Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .