Q1 Engineering, Biomedical Journals

Browse Q1 Engineering, Biomedical journals and compare the highest impact Engineering, Biomedical journals in our database. Each listing includes key details authors often use when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor and quartile data currently available in our journal database.

#1
NR
JIF 37.6
Q1
Closed

Nature Reviews Bioengineering publishes Reviews, Analysis, Comments, Editorials and related content across bioengineering, including topics such as digital twins, cell engineering, organoids, microrobots, drug delivery, biomarkers and neuromodulation.

Identifiers

eISSN 2731-6092

Publication Cost

Subscription publication route; immediate gold open access is not offered.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 3; Submission to acceptance (median days): 203
#2
NB
JIF 26.6
Q1
Hybrid

Nature Biomedical Engineering is a journal publishing research articles, reviews, analysis, news and comment in biomedical engineering, with a mix of subscription content and Open Access articles.

Identifiers

ISSN 2157-846X
eISSN 2157-846X

Publication Cost

Article Processing Charge (APC) applies for gold open access and is paid when the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

Articles are published as soon as they are ready.
#3
BM
JIF 20.3
Q1
Open

Bioactive Materials is an international, peer-reviewed research publication covering all aspects of bioactive materials. It publishes research papers, reviews and rapid communications on the science and engineering of next-generation biomaterials that interact...

Identifiers

eISSN 2452-199X

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,200 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 25 days submission to decision after review; 96 days submission to acceptance; 10 days acceptance to online publication
#4
CA

American Association for the Advancement of Science

JIF 18.1
Q1
Open

Cyborg and Bionic Systems is an Open Access journal published in association with BIT that promotes knowledge interchange and hybrid system codesign between living beings and robotic systems.

Identifiers

eISSN 2692-7632

Publishing Timeline

Content is published on a continuous basis and published as soon as production is complete.
#5
Bi

Elsevier BV

JIF 12.9
Q1
Closed

Biomaterials uses the Editorial Manager submission system. The journal overview and author instructions are provided through ScienceDirect links, and the submission portal displays a notice that the site is under development and should not be used for live man...

Identifiers

ISSN 0142-9612
eISSN 1878-5905

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 4,870 (excluding taxes). Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

5 days submission to first decision; 38 days submission to decision after review; 112 days submission to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#6
IR

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

JIF 12
Q1
Closed

IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (R-BME) provides a platform to review state-of-the-art biomedical engineering research and discuss emerging trends in biomedical engineering, an interdisciplinary field embracing engineering, life sciences and medicine. T...

Identifiers

ISSN 1937-3333
eISSN 1941-1189

Publication Cost

Open Access APC is US$2,645 for articles submitted in 2025 and US$2,800 for articles submitted in 2026. Manuscripts exceeding 15 published pages incur a mandatory overlength charge of $250 per additional page.
#7
MI
JIF 11.8
Q1
Hybrid

Medical Image Analysis is an official journal of the MICCAI Society that publishes original research in medical and biological image analysis, with emphasis on applications of computer vision, virtual reality, and robotics to biomedical imaging problems. It co...

Identifiers

ISSN 1361-8415
eISSN 1361-8423

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 4,470 (excluding taxes); Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

7 days submission to first decision; 88 days submission to decision after review; 253 days submission to acceptance; 12 days acceptance to first online publication
#8
SM
JIF 11.6
Q1
Open

Smart Medicine is an international open access journal that publishes original research articles, rapid communication, reviews, and commentaries on biological mechanisms in human diseases, covering areas including immunology, metabolism, neuroscience, clinical...

Identifiers

ISSN 2751-1871
eISSN 2751-1871

Publication Cost

Article publication charge: $3,500 USD / £2,910 GBP / €3,360 EUR; Perspectives: $880 USD / £730 GBP / €840 EUR; Editorials waived.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 4 days; submission to acceptance (median): 68 days; acceptance to publication (median): 38 days.
#9
MT
JIF 10.2
Q1
Open

Materials Today Bio is a multidisciplinary journal focused on the interface between biology and materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, and medicine. It covers advances ranging from the design and assembly of novel structures and their interactions...

Identifiers

ISSN 2590-0064
eISSN 2590-0064

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,290 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

6 days submission to first decision; 29 days submission to decision after review; 79 days submission to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#10
IT

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

JIF 9.8
Q1
Hybrid

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging encourages manuscripts on imaging of body structure, morphology and function, including cell and molecular imaging and all forms of microscopy. It publishes original contributions on medical imaging using modalities such as...

Identifiers

ISSN 0278-0062
eISSN 1558-254X

Publication Cost

Hybrid journal; no cost for standard publishing, optional open access APC is $2,800 USD.

Publishing Timeline

Submission-to-publication time of 4 to 6 weeks for IEEE Access.
#11
AB
JIF 9.6
Q1
Hybrid

Acta Biomaterialia is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed original research reports, review papers and communications in the broadly defined field of biomaterials science. The emphasis of the journal is on the relationship between biomaterial...

Identifiers

ISSN 1742-7061
eISSN 1878-7568

Publication Cost

Open Access Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,810 (excluding taxes); subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

4 days submission to first decision; 40 days submission to decision after review; 126 days submission to acceptance; 1 day from acceptance to first online publication.
#12
AH
JIF 9.6
Q1
Hybrid

Advanced Healthcare Materials, part of the Advanced portfolio, publishes research on high-impact materials, devices, and technologies for improving human health. Its broad scope includes biomaterials, biointerfaces, nanomedicine and nanotechnology, tissue engi...

Identifiers

ISSN 2192-2640
eISSN 2192-2659

Publication Cost

$4,880 USD / £3,240 GBP / €4,030 EUR APC for optional open access publication.

Publishing Timeline

14 days submission to first decision (median)
#13
AR
JIF 9.6
Q1
Closed

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering covers significant developments in biomedical engineering, including biomechanics, biomaterials, computational genomics and proteomics, tissue engineering, biomonitoring, health care engineering, drug delivery, bioelectr...

Identifiers

ISSN 1523-9829
eISSN 1545-4274
#14
BR
JIF 9.6
Q1
Open

Biomaterials Research is a journal on the Science Partner Journal platform focused on biomaterials research and publishes article types including research articles, review articles, and errata.

Identifiers

ISSN 1226-4601
eISSN 2055-7124

Publishing Timeline

Content is published on a continuous basis and published as soon as production is complete.
#15
Bi

IOP Publishing

JIF 8
Q1
Hybrid

Biofabrication focuses on cutting-edge research regarding the use of cells, proteins, biological materials and biomaterials as building blocks to manufacture biological systems and/or therapeutic products. It is the official journal of the International Societ...

Identifiers

ISSN 1758-5082
eISSN 1758-5090

Publication Cost

Supports open access. Authors may be able to publish open access without paying an APC through participating transformative agreements.

Publishing Timeline

Median submission to first decision before peer review: 6 days; median submission to first decision after peer review: 48 days.
#16
BF

American Association for the Advancement of Science

JIF 7.7
Q1
Open

BME Frontiers is an open access journal published in association with SIBET CAS for the multidisciplinary biomedical engineering community, publishing wide-ranging research in the field.

Identifiers

eISSN 2765-8031

Publishing Timeline

Content is published on a continuous basis and is published as soon as production is complete.
#17
PI
JIF 7.7
Q1
Open

Progress in Biomedical Engineering is a new interdisciplinary journal publishing high quality authoritative reviews and opinion pieces in the most significant and exciting areas of biomedical engineering research. Published content by leading experts on the cu...

Identifiers

eISSN 2516-1091

Publication Cost

Supports open access. Authors can publish open access without paying an APC through participating transformative agreements.

Publishing Timeline

Median submission to first decision before peer review: 6 days; median submission to first decision after peer review: 84 days.
#18
BA

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 7.6
Q1
Hybrid

Bio-Design and Manufacturing is an interdisciplinary journal focused on advanced manufacturing, biomaterials, tissue and organ engineering, medical and diagnostic devices and applications, and bioproduct design. It is published bimonthly, indexed by SCI-E, SCO...

Identifiers

ISSN 2096-5524
eISSN 2522-8552

Publication Cost

The journal levies page charges for publishing articles, handled by the editorial office rather than Springer Nature. Open Choice APCs vary by journal.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 2 days
#19
Ph

Elsevier BV

JIF 6.8
Q1
Open

Photoacoustics is an open access journal focused on original research and review contributions in photoacoustics, optoacoustics, and thermoacoustics. It covers acoustical and ultrasonic phenomena excited by electromagnetic radiation for detection, visualizatio...

Identifiers

ISSN 2213-5979
eISSN 2213-5979

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,700 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 36 days submission to decision after review; 69 days submission to acceptance; 4 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#20
BA
JIF 6.6
Q1
Hybrid

Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering is a quarterly journal founded in 1981 that publishes original, innovative, and creative research in biocybernetics and biomedical engineering. Its scope spans biosystems, biomedical modeling, cell and tissue engineeri...

Identifiers

ISSN 0208-5216
eISSN 0208-5216

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,180 (excluding taxes). Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

12 days submission to first decision; 80 days submission to decision after review; 189 days submission to acceptance; 10 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#21
NR
JIF 6.5
Q1
Open

npj Regenerative Medicine is part of the npj Series and publishes regenerative medicine research. The journal is published in partnership with Monash University and the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute and its articles are published as Open Access.

Identifiers

eISSN 2057-3995

Publication Cost

Article processing charge (APC) applies; current APCs and waiver information are available.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 21; submission to acceptance (median days): 216
#22
CI
JIF 6.3
Q1
Hybrid

Computers in Biology and Medicine is an international journal focused on advances in applying computers to bioscience and medicine. It covers areas including analysis and simulation of biomedical systems, medical data processing, clinical and experimental appl...

Identifiers

ISSN 0010-4825
eISSN 1879-0534

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,080 excluding taxes; subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

5 days submission to first decision; 56 days submission to decision after review; 167 days submission to acceptance; 11 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#23
AI
JIF 6.2
Q1
Hybrid

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine publishes original articles from interdisciplinary perspectives on the theory and practice of artificial intelligence in medicine, medically-oriented human biology, and health care. The journal emphasizes manuscripts with st...

Identifiers

ISSN 0933-3657
eISSN 1873-2860

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,310 (excluding taxes); subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

12 days submission to first decision; 147 days submission to decision after review; 303 days submission to acceptance; 7 days from acceptance to first online publication
#24
IJ
JIF 6
Q1
Open

International Journal of Bioprinting is an international journal covering the technology, science and clinical application of the broadly defined field of bioprinting. It covers all stages of the bioprinting process from concept creation to fabrication and bey...

Identifiers

ISSN 2424-7723
eISSN 2424-8002

Publication Cost

$3000 publication fee per submission with no additional charges based on color, length, figures, or other elements.

Publishing Timeline

16 days submission to first decision; 45 days submission to final decision; 3 days acceptance to publication
#25
B&

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine is a fully open access journal of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers focused on how innovative technologies and solutions impact clinical practice and commercial healthcare products. It publishes research repor...

Identifiers

eISSN 2380-6761

Publication Cost

An article publication charge is required on acceptance. Automatic waivers and discounts are available for authors from countries on the Waivers and Discounts List. Special papers invited by the Editor-in-Chief are not subject to an Article Publication Charge.

Publishing Timeline

8 days submission to first decision (median)
#26
AO
Annals Of Biomedical Engineering

SPRINGER

JIF 5.4
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0090-6964
eISSN 1573-9686
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#27
CO
JIF 5.3
Q1
Hybrid

Clinical Oral Implants Research conveys scientific progress in the field of implant dentistry and related areas to clinicians, teachers and researchers concerned with the application of this information for the benefit of patients in need of oral implants. The...

Identifiers

ISSN 0905-7161
eISSN 1600-0501

Publication Cost

Annual membership fee is €225 with a one-time application fee of €50. The printed version is granted to EAO members for an annual rate of €277 instead of €1,141.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 16 days; submission to acceptance (median): 183 days; acceptance to publication (median): 16 days
#28
IT
Ieee Transactions On Neural Systems And Rehabilitation Engineering

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

JIF 5.2
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1534-4320
eISSN 1558-0210
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#29
JO

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

JIF 5.2
Q1
Open

Journal of Functional Biomaterials is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal on materials for biomedical use, published monthly online by MDPI.

Identifiers

eISSN 2079-4983

Publication Cost

Article processing charges (APC) are paid by authors or their institutions.

Publishing Timeline

First decision approximately 16.8 days after submission; acceptance to publication 3.5 days median.
#30
JO

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation is an open access journal focused on neuroengineering and rehabilitation. It publishes research spanning rehabilitation research, engineering technologies, and neuroscientific approaches, including topics such as...

Identifiers

eISSN 1743-0003

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days
#31
CA
Cellular And Molecular Bioengineering

SPRINGER

JIF 5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1865-5025
eISSN 1865-5033
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