Biomedical Engineering journals by time to acceptance (2025)
47 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromachines | 31 (24–41) | 1,400 | 2 | ≈$3,178 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.34 |
| Biomimetics | 37 (28–49) | 860 | 4 | ≈$2,689 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Bioengineering | 38 (29–49) | 1,378 | 3 | ≈$3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.2 |
| Biosensors | 43 (33–53) | 831 | 3 | ≈$3,300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomedical Optics Express | 62 (46–83) | 367 | 16 | $1,965 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Photoacoustics | 67 (43–106) | 102 | 3 | $3,700 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Nano Convergence | 69 (53–88) | 55 | 17 | $4,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Neurorobotics | 73 (43–113) | 64 | 22 | ≈$3,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology | 75 (52–112) | 1,174 | 17 | ≈$3,850 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.3 |
| Journal of Biophotonics | 76 (54–100) | 241 | 18 | ≈$3,370 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Bioresource Technology | 78 (57–113) | 1,614 | 1 | ≈$4,880 | Hybrid | 2.11 |
| Materials Today Bio | 78 (61–107) | 1,263 | 1 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.42 |
| Biomaterials Advances | 81 (61–113) | 408 | 2 | ≈$3,750 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Robotics and AI | 92 (63–135) | 259 | 28 | ≈$2,383 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Bioactive Materials | 97 (75–129) | 522 | 10 | $2,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Advanced Healthcare Materials | 98 (76–130) | 170 | 11 | ≈$4,880 | — | 0.44 |
| Journal of Nanobiotechnology | 100 (71–139) | 875 | 18 | $3,890 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.64 |
| SLAS TECHNOLOGY | 100 (80–133) | 123 | 1 | $2,380 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomedical Engineering Letters | 101 (76–135) | 90 | 24 | ≈$3,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Artificial Organs | 103 (60–148) | 51 | 26 | ≈$3,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Biomedical Optics | 104 (77–135) | 190 | 26 | $1,675 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomaterials Research | 105 (77–134) | 165 | 31 | $3,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Regenerative Biomaterials | 105 (85–131) | 132 | 17 | $1,732 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Nanomedicine | 110 (89–136) | 755 | 16 | $3,940 | Open access (DOAJ) | 4.34 |
| Biomaterials | 112 (90–147) | 752 | 1 | ≈$4,640 | Hybrid | 0.37 |
| Microsystems & Nanoengineering | 112 (85–149) | 315 | 73 | $3,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology | 112 (85–158) | 258 | 31 | ≈$2,650 | — | 0.79 |
| Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A | 115 (82–145) | 168 | — | ≈$4,220 | — | 0.0 |
| Bioinspiration & Biomimetics | 118 (92–164) | 122 | 16 | ≈$3,325 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| BioMedical Engineering OnLine | 121 (86–174) | 168 | 21 | $2,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology | 122 (84–178) | 79 | 2 | ≈$3,450 | — | 0.0 |
| Acta Biomaterialia | 124 (104–154) | 697 | 1 | ≈$3,810 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Electrophoresis | 125 (83–167) | 104 | 17 | ≈$3,940 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Discover Nano | 126 (101–161) | 228 | 16 | $2,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| HardwareX | 129 (95–198) | 115 | 5 | $780 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| APL Bioengineering | 132 (107–162) | 102 | 18 | $2,750 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.66 |
| Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology | 133 (101–166) | 115 | 37 | ≈$4,190 | — | 0.0 |
| Biomedical Materials | 137 (105–182) | 199 | 13 | ≈$3,325 | — | 1.89 |
| Journal of Breath Research | 145 (104–189) | 50 | 13 | ≈$3,325 | — | 0.0 |
| npj Biomedical Innovations. | 150 (107–210) | 58 | 44 | $2,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Biofabrication | 155 (113–199) | 164 | 14 | ≈$3,895 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine | 155 (94–203) | 131 | 30 | $2,690 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery | 198 (152–274) | 92 | — | ≈$4,430 | — | 0.0 |
| Anatomical Sciences Education | 202 (126–281) | 152 | 23 | ≈$4,100 | — | 0.0 |
| 3D Printing in Medicine | 205 (139–269) | 60 | 17 | $2,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Applied Biomechanics | 215 (139–293) | 67 | 67 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Prosthetics and Orthotics International | 301 (241–353) | 86 | 55 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Biomedical Engineering (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
5 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyborg and Bionic Systems | 107 (80–130) | 69 | 75 | $2,400 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Biomicrofluidics | 110 (76–134) | 89 | 19 | — | — | 0.0 |
| IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology | 140 (110–194) | 103 | 6 | $2,160 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Exploration | 141 (113–175) | 83 | 72 | $3,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology | 151 (103–222) | 72 | — | ≈$4,730 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Bioprinting | 55 (35–70) | 58 | 52 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine | 183 (126–227) | 60 | 7 | $2,160 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2022
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Bionics and Biomechanics | 43 (29–68) | 320 | 23 | $2,020 | Open access (DOAJ) | 557.96 |
Latest available year: 2021
3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology for Biofuels | 95 (66–139) | 218 | 13 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Materials Science and Engineering C | 100 (71–135) | 567 | 5 | ≈$3,560 | — | 0.0 |
| Science Robotics | 224 (136–269) | 65 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
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Which Biomedical Engineering journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 47 Biomedical Engineering journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 31 days (Micromachines). The middle journal's median was 110 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.