About this journal
Aims and scope
International Biomechanics is a fully Open Access biomechanics journal that aims to foster innovation, debate and collaboration across the full spectrum of biomechanics.
We publish original articles, reviews, and short communications in all areas of biomechanics and welcome papers that explore:
- Bio-fluid mechanics
- Continuum Biomechanics
- Biotribology
- Cellular Biomechanics
- Mechanobiology
- Mechano-transduction
- Tissue Mechanics
- Comparative Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy
- Allometry
- Animal locomotion in biomechanics
- Gait analysis in biomechanics
- Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Biomechanics
- Cardiovascular Biomechanics
- Plant Biomechanics
- Injury Biomechanics
- Impact Biomechanics
- Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
- Kinesiology
- Rehabilitation in biomechanics
- Quantitative Ergonomics, Human Factors engineering, Occupational Biomechanics
- Developmental Biomechanics
We operate a rigorous single anonymized peer review process. Visit our Instructions for Authors page for information on preparing your manuscript.
Author benefits
We are abstracted and indexed in several high-quality databases including Scopus, PubMed Central, MEDLINE and DOAJ.
The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 27K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.862 (2023) SNIP
- 0.243 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 60 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 36% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor
Professor Anthony M J Bull – Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK.
Editorial Board
Professor C. Ross Ethier
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
Professor Gerhard A. Holzapfel
Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria.
Professor James Goh Cho Hong
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Professor Peter Hunter
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Associate Professor Ilse Jonkers
Human Movement Biomechanics Group, Leuven, Belgium.
Professor Tung-Wu Lu
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University.
Dr Spyros Masouros
Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK.
Professor Tim McGloughlin
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research, United Arab Emirates.
Professor Oliver E. Jensen
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK.
Professor Damien Lacroix
Institute for In Silico Medicine and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.
Professor Darryl Overby
Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK.
Professor Peter M. Pinksy
Department for Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, USA.
Professor Hazel Screen
School of Engineering & Materials Science (SEMS), Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Professor Dr. Ir. Patrick Segers
IMinds Medical IT, Ghent University
Professor H.E.J. Veeger
Department of Human Movement Sciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
Professor David A. Vorp
Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburg, USA.
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
International Biomechanics is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Now indexed in Scopus, PubMed Central and MEDLINE!
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