Journal profile · Engineering, Biomedical
Medical Engineering & Physics
ISSN 1350-4533 · eISSN 1873-4030 · Elsevier BV · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1994
Medical Engineering & Physics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,170; median 177 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 167 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical Engineering & Physics is published by Elsevier BV 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 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Medical Engineering & Physics provides a forum for the publication of the latest developments in biomedical engineering, and reflects the essential multidisciplinary nature of the subject. The journal publishes in-depth critical reviews, scientific papers and technical notes. Our focus encompasses the application of the basic principles of physics and engineering to the development of medical devices and technology, with the ultimate aim of producing improvements in the quality of health care.Topics covered include biomechanics, biomaterials, mechanobiology, rehabilitation engineering, biomedical signal processing and medical device development. Medical Engineering & Physics aims to keep both engineers and clinicians abreast of the latest applications of technology to health care.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Biomedical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine11.4%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering9.9%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine7.5%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience4.8%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.2%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine3.8%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine3.7%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering3.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 150OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,946OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,951 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138 | 94 | 22 |
| 2025 | 167 | 44 | 393 |
| 2024 | 177 | 60 | 934 |
| 2023 | 143 | 40 | 1,209 |
| 2022 | 190 | 65 | 2,031 |
| 2021 | 147 | 50 | 1,716 |
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
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 247 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 189 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (338 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 ·
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 3,170 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,540 / JPY 393,180 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1350-4533
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-4030
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical Engineering & Physics
What CAS zone is Medical Engineering & Physics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medical Engineering & Physics 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Medical Engineering & Physics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 150.
How long does peer review take at Medical Engineering & Physics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 117–247 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.
Which databases index Medical Engineering & Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical Engineering & Physics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Medical Engineering & Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Medical Engineering & Physics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,170.
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: .