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Top 10 Engineering, Biomedical Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Engineering, Biomedical journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor 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.
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