Journal of Biomedical Optics

Editor-in-Chief: Brian W. Pogue, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 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: "Margin assessment during breast conserving surgery using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy" by D. Veluponnar et al., in Volume 29 Issue 4.

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Featured Content

JBO Webinar on Advanced Technologies in Photodynamic Therapy: Imaging and Targeting

Speakers: Girgis Obaid (University of Texas Dallas), Srivalleesha Mallidi, (Tufts University), and Alberto J. Ruiz (QUEL Imaging LLC), moderated by Lothar Lilge (University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada)

Influence mechanism of the temporal duration of laser irradiation on photoacoustic technique: a review

Rongkang Gao, Yan Liu, Sumin Qi, Liang Song, Jing Meng, and Chengbo Liu

Perspective on quantitative phase imaging to improve precision cancer medicine

Yang Liu and Shikhar Uttam

Previously Published Special Sections

From the Journal of Biomedical Optics


Special Issue on Pulse Oximetry: 50 Years of Inventions and Discoveries in Biomedical Optics (in progress)

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


Special Issue Honoring Gabriel Popescu, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (in progress)

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


Special Issue Honoring Lihong V. Wang, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (in progress)

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


Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 2 (in progress)

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


Selected Topics in Biophotonics: 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


Seeing Inside Tissue with Optical Molecular Probes (August 2023)

Editors: Nada Boustany, Mark Niedre, and Manojit Pramanik


30 Years of Open Source Monte Carlo Codes in Biomedical Optics (August 2022)

Editors: Qianqian Fang, Fabrizio Martelli, and Lothar Lilge


Tissue Phantoms to Advance Biomedical Optical Systems (July 2022)

Editors: Dimitris Gorpas, T. Joshua Pfefer, and Heidrun Wabnitz


Video introduction to the journal

Journal Details/Metrics:

  • ISSN: 1560-2281
  • CiteScore 2022 : 7.1
  • Impact Factor: * 3.5 

      * Source: Clarivate Analytics, Journal Citation Reports (2023)

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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