Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Option/Bio
ISSN 0992-5945 · eISSN 1878-4151 · Elsevier
Option/Bio: subscription journal; 243 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Option/Bio is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, Healthcare Regulation and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine11.5%
- Healthcare RegulationHealth Professions6.9%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences6.1%
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Bacterial Infections and VaccinesImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 666/669 | — |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,645 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 144 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 243 | 0 | 28 |
| 2024 | 227 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | 230 | 8 | 23 |
| 2022 | 240 | 48 | 38 |
| 2021 | 255 | 105 | 37 |
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.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0992-5945
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-4151
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Option/Bio
Which databases index Option/Bio?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Option/Bio is indexed in Scopus.
Is Option/Bio open access, and what is the APC?
Option/Bio 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .