Journal of Biomedical Optics

Editor-in-Chief: Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) is a Gold Open Access journal that publishes peer-reviewed papers on the use of novel optical systems and techniques for improved health care and biomedical research.

On the cover: the figure is from the article "Obtaining super-resolved images at the mesoscale through super-resolution radial fluctuations" by Mollie Brown, Shannan Foylan, Liam M. Rooney, Gwyn W. Gould, and Gail McConnell, in Volume 29 Issue 12.

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Featured Content

JBO Associate Editors Elected SPIE Fellow

Congratulations to Jana M. Kainerstorfer and Manojit Pramanik!

Fast autofluorescence imaging to evaluate dynamic changes in cell metabolism

Anna Theodossiou, Jocelyn Martinez, and Alex J. Walsh

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Previously Published Special Sections

From the Journal of Biomedical Optics


Molecular Guided Surgery (in progress, 2025)

Editors: Summer Gibbs, Sylvain Gioux, and Brian W. Pogue


Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 2 (in progress, Feburary 2025)

Editors:Editors: Baowei Fei, Jeeseong Hwang, and Matija Milanič


Pulse Oximetry: 50 Years of Inventions and Discoveries in Biomedical Optics (2024)

Editors: Jana M. Kainerstorfer, Kenneth M. Tichauer, Ton van Leeuwen, Arjun G. Yodh, and Brian W. Pogue


Gabriel Popescu, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (2024)

Editors: Randy A. Bartels, Stephen A. Boppart, and Kevin W. Eliceiri


Hyperspectral Imaging, Part 1 (September 2024)

Editors: Baowei Fei, Jeeseong Hwang, and Matija Milanič


Lihong V. Wang, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (2024)

Editors: Xueding Wang, Mark Anastasio, Hao Zhang, Sava Sakadzic, Song Hu, and Liang Gao


Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 2 (May 2024)

Editors: Alex Vitkin, Nirmalya Gosh, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman


Translating Novel Photonics Technology into Clinical Applications (December 2023)

Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels and Peter E. Andersen


Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 1 (October 2023)

Editors: Alex Vitkin, Nirmalya Gosh, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman


Short Wave Infrared Techniques and Applications in Biomedical Optics (September 2023)

Editors: Daniel Fried, Mark Pierce, and Darren Roblyer


Journal Details/Metrics:

  • ISSN: 1560-2281
  • CiteScore 2023 : 6.4
  • Impact Factor: * 3.0 

      * Source: Clarivate Analytics, Journal Citation Reports (2024)

Author Benefits:

  • Rigorous, prompt peer review (median time from submission to first decision: 27 days)
  • Rapid publication of articles (median time from acceptance to publication: 22 days)
  • Professional copyediting and typesetting
  • Immediate gold open access for all published papers 
  • Articles deposited into PubMed Central at no charge
  • Integration with Code Ocean, a cloud-based code development and publishing platform
  • 5 free downloads from the SPIE Digital Library

 


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