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Journal of Biomedical Optics

SPIE · United States

ISSN1560-2281

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.761

H-Indexi

181

SNIPi

1.219

Total Worksi

7,823

Total Citationsi

287,851

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Optics; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2011-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,823

Publisher OrgSPIE

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPIE

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1560-2281

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

227

6.1k

2019

190

4.7k

2020

175

3.6k

2021

174

2.3k

2022

187

1.9k

2023

209

1.4k

2024

197

371

2025

108

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

BiomaterialsQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsOpticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingOptical Coherence Tomography ApplicationsAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesThermography and Photoacoustic Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biomedical Optics

Is Journal of Biomedical Optics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biomedical Optics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Biomedical Optics?

Journal of Biomedical Optics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.78.

Is Journal of Biomedical Optics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biomedical Optics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.