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Biomedical Optics Express

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)

United StatesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
124H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.831SJR (2025)
2010-2026Coverage

About Biomedical Optics Express

Biomedical Optics Express is a scholarly journal published by Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.831 and H-index of 124.

Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q1); Biotechnology (Q2).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2023-03-08. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, Publisher's own license
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 1965 USD
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationPMC
Reported submission-to-publication time10 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2011 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2156-7085
ISSN-L2156-7085
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationOptica Publishing Group
Publisher country codeUS
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex6,677
Citations recorded in OpenAlex183,053
OpenAlex H-index135
Years represented in OpenAlex1968–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Optical Coherence Tomography Applications; Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging; Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques; Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques; Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research; Digital Holography and Microscopy.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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