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Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering

Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering publishes systematic, focused review articles on recent developments across biomedical engineering. The journal covers themed sections including biomaterials, biomechanics and mechanobiology, biomedical imaging, molecular and cellular engineering, neural engineering, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, novel biomedical technologies, and the future of biomedical engineering, with invited expert evaluations of advances published in the previous two years.

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Subject Engineering, Biomedical
Impact Factor 4.2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2468-4511
eISSN 2468-4511
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range USD 3730 APC for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

Submission Instructions

Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Invited Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and concise enough to stand alone.
Manuscript Manuscript should be 2000 words excluding abstract, references, and figure captions, and should be about 5–10 printed pages with figures. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, and highlights may be provided as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each.
References Reference list should include approximately 50 references, with self-citations not exceeding 20% of the total. References must be cited by number in square brackets and listed in numerical order, consistent with Vancouver-style numbering. At least 10% of references must be annotated as papers of special interest (*) or outstanding interest (**), those annotated references must be from the past 2 years, annotations must briefly describe the major findings and importance of the study, all listed references must be cited in the text and vice versa, and references with more than 6 authors should list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables No more than 4 tables or figures may be included, and at least 1 figure summarizing the main concepts discussed is required. Figures must be supplied as separate files, while tables are submitted within the manuscript as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively in order of appearance, and accompanied by captions, with table notes placed below the table body.
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Recent Publications

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

19 days submission to first decision; 81 days submission to decision after review; 129 days submission to acceptance; 6 days acceptance to online publication

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What are the publication costs?

USD 3730 APC for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

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