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BioMedical Engineering OnLine

BioMedical Engineering Online is an open access journal dedicated to biomedical engineering. It publishes research using tools from the physical sciences to advance and understand problems in the biological and medical sciences, with content made freely available online immediately after publication.

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Subject Engineering, Biomedical
Impact Factor 3.2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1475-925X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: £2090.00 GBP / $2790.00 USD / €2390.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

BioMedical Engineering OnLine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BioMedical Engineering OnLine, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Main text should use the subheadings Background, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and Methods, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section with the specified subheadings, using 'Not applicable' where a section is not relevant. Manuscript must provide three to ten keywords, include a Competing Interests section, and document any use of a large language model in the Methods section or another suitable section if Methods is unavailable.
References References must use Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public e-prints or preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, and tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript whereas longer tables may be placed at the end of the document with their intended locations indicated in the text. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order first cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figure and table titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, tables must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BioMedical Engineering OnLine, note any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body, and short Conclusion, and a systematic review registration number should be given as the last line if applicable.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, a Background section, a Main text section, a Conclusions section, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, competing interests, funding, authors' contributions, acknowledgements, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Published abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts unpublished data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in full in the reference list with title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file. Figures must be numbered in text order and multipanel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Software

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in BioMedical Engineering OnLine, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must contain the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, abstract, keywords, Background, Implementation, Results, Conclusions, an Availability and requirements section, and a Declarations section, with Results and Discussion allowed to be combined. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement with software-specific details, a source code archive of the current software version as a supplementary file, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and a Declarations section containing the required subheadings with 'Not applicable' where a section is irrelevant.
References References must use Vancouver style. Only articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list; web links and URLs must be cited as numbered references in full; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and dataset citations should include a persistent identifier expressed as a full URL where applicable.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Figures must be submitted as composite files for multi-panel images and tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Comment

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract structure is not explicitly specified beyond briefly summarizing the aim, findings, or purpose of the article.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page, three to ten keywords, an Availability of data and materials statement, and a Declarations section including all required subheadings even when a heading must state 'Not applicable'. If abbreviations are used they must be defined at first use and listed, the manuscript must include Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and AI use disclosure in Methods or another suitable section if applicable, and nonrelevant declarations headings must still appear as 'Not applicable'.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not be included in the reference list, publicly available datasets relied on by the paper should be cited with a persistent identifier such as a DOI, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, longer tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited with titles and legends provided in the main manuscript. Previously published figures and tables may be included only with permission where applicable and citation of the original article, and footnotes must be used instead of endnotes with text footnotes numbered consecutively and not consisting solely of a reference citation or containing figures or tables.
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Recent Publications

Machine learning models of segmentation in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in BioMedical Engineering OnLine, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2090.00 GBP / $2790.00 USD / €2390.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Muscle activation and electromyography studies EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics ECG Monitoring and Analysis Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Medical Image Segmentation Techniques Elasticity and Material Modeling Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications AI in cancer detection Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

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