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IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN2644-1276eISSN2644-1276
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 5.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.707
H-Indexi
27
CiteScorei
5.3
SNIPi
0.776
Total Worksi
392
Total Citationsi
4,151
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.38
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology covers the development and application of engineering concepts and methods to biology, medicine and health sciences to provide effective solutions to biological, medical and healthcare problems. It encompasses the development of mathematical theories, physical, biological and chemical principles, computational models and algorithms, devices and systems for clinical, industrial and educational applications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Frequency1
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications392
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2644-1276 / 2644-1276
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
6
54
2019
46
1.8k
2020
50
700
2021
34
408
2022
70
785
2023
121
764
2024
53
102
2025
35
9
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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Biomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesBiomedical and Engineering EducationMuscle activation and electromyography studiesHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlAI in cancer detectionPhonocardiography and Auscultation TechniquesRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Frequently asked questions about IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Is IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology: 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 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology?

IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 5.3.

Is IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology?

The IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology covers the development and application of engineering concepts and methods to biology, medicine and health sciences to provide effective solutions to biological, medical and healthcare problems. It encompasses the development of mathematical theories, physical, biological and chemical principles, computational models and algorithms, devices and systems for clinical, industrial and educational applications.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref