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Biomedical Optics Express

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN2156-7085eISSN2156-7085

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.831

H-Indexi

132

SNIPi

1.192

Total Worksi

6,532

Total Citationsi

173,790

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.82

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; Biotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,532

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, Publisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Library of CongressPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2156-7085 / 2156-7085

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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?

Library of Congress, PMC

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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

505

14k

2019

518

12k

2020

534

9.4k

2021

447

6.4k

2022

451

4.8k

2023

452

2.8k

2024

382

906

2025

281

117

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 OpticsQ1

BiotechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsOpticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Coherence Tomography ApplicationsPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingOptical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchRetinal Imaging and AnalysisGlaucoma and retinal disordersDigital Holography and MicroscopyNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringRetinal Diseases and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Biomedical Optics Express

Is Biomedical Optics Express a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biomedical Optics Express: 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 Biomedical Optics Express?

Biomedical Optics Express 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 2.82.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Biomedical Optics Express?