Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
ISSN 0140-0118 · eISSN 1741-0444 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1963
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.14; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 179 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 230 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 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, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, MBEC, is the official journal of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, IFMBE. The scope of MBEC encompasses a wide range of topics including, but not limited to: • Biomedical signal and image processing • Medical imaging and visualization • Biomechanics and biomaterials • Medical device design and development • Healthcare information systems and technology • Biomedical modeling and simulation • Bioinformatics and computational biology • Rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies • Clinical decision support systems • Telemedicine and e-health • Artificial intelligence-based biomedicine • Neural Engineering MBEC welcomes original research, review, brief report, correspondence, and perspective articles that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in medical and biological engineering. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their findings, exchange ideas, and foster innovation in the field. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that demonstrate scientific rigor, methodological excellence, and practical relevance to the medical and biological engineering community. Submissions should adhere to ethical guidelines and the highest research integrity standards. MBEC is committed to maintaining a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality and validity of published articles. The journal strives to provide timely and constructive feedback to authors, facilitating the dissemination of high-quality research. MBEC ensures an expert and rapid route to publication of your submissions. If you want to know more about IFMBE, please visit www.ifmbe.org
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Editor-in-chief Shanbao TongPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 21 in mainland China (about 30%); most named Mainland China 21, United States 11, Italy 7, Singapore 5, United Kingdom 3 (69 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience10%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering9.6%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering8.4%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience7.5%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine6.1%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine5.1%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine4.5%
- Electrical and Bioimpedance TomographyEngineering4.3%
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 | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | 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 | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | 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 CompendexMEDLINEINSPECEmbaseDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, 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
- 3.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 226LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 848,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 54 | 32 |
| 2025 | 230 | 59 | 568 |
| 2024 | 263 | 58 | 1,842 |
| 2023 | 261 | 57 | 3,057 |
| 2022 | 269 | 97 | 3,915 |
| 2021 | 182 | 44 | 3,299 |
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
179 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 129 days – 274 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 206 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (478 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,990 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12
- brief reportContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- correspondenceContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- editorialContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- hypothesisContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- letter to the editorContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- letters to the editorContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- original paperContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- original research articleContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- perspectiveContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- reviewContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- review articleContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
- surveyContributions should meet the requirements outlined below to avoid delay in review and publication. Manuscripts may be submitted in the following categories: Or…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, 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 Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0140-0118
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-0444
- Society / sponsor
- International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 7 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
What CAS zone is Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational Biology / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Engineering, Biomedical / Medical Informatics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.14; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 151.
How long does peer review take at Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 179 days (interquartile range 129–274 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing based?
Of the 69 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 21 (about 30%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (21), United States (11) and Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE, INSPEC, Embase, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing open access, and what is the APC?
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .