Journal of Biomedical Optics

Journal of Biomedical Optics

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Discipline	Biomedical optics
Language	English
Edited  by	Muyinatu Bell
Publication details
History	1996–present
Publisher	SPIE
Frequency	Monthly
Open access	yes
License	CC-BY 4.0
Impact factor	2.9 (2024)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J. Biomed. Opt.
Indexing CODEN (alt  · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR  · NLM (alt) · Scopus  · W&L
CODEN	JBOPFO
ISSN	1083-3668  (print) 1560-2281  (web)
LCCN	96656614
OCLC  no.	32795913
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The Journal of Biomedical Optics is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SPIE. It covers the application of optical technology to health care, biomedical research, and experimental medicine. The editor-in-chief is Muyinatu Bell (Johns Hopkins University).

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is abstracted and indexed in:

• Science Citation Index
• Current Contents/ Life Sciences
• Current Contents/ Engineering, Computing & Technology
• Chemical Abstracts Service
• Inspec
• Scopus
• EI/Compendex
• Astrophysics Data System
• MEDLINE/PubMed
• BIOSIS Previews

According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal had a 2014 impact factor of 2.859, ranking it 12th out of 86 journals in the category "Optics", ^[1] 31st out of 79 journals in the category "Biochemical Research Methods", ^[2] and 31st out of 125 journals in the category "Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging". ^[3]

References

1. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Optics". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
2. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Biochemical Research Methods". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
3. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.

External links

• Official website