About Medical Engineering & Physics

Medical Engineering & Physics published by IOP Publishing on behalf of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), provides a forum for the publication of the latest developments in biomedical engineering, and reflects the essential multidisciplinary nature of the subject. The journal publishes in-depth critical reviews, scientific papers and technical notes.

Our focus encompasses the application of the basic principles of physics and engineering to the development of medical devices and technology, with the ultimate aim of producing improvements in the quality of health care.

Topics covered include biomechanics, biomaterials, mechanobiology, rehabilitation engineering, biomedical signal processing and medical device development. Medical Engineering & Physics aims to keep both engineers and clinicians abreast of the latest applications of technology to health care.

• Rigorous and fair peer review: peer review is administered by the in-house editorial office in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief and with direct support from the Editorial Board. We aim for two reviewer reports on every article, ensuring quality and fairness.
• Fast: we are committed to providing you with a fast, professional service to ensure rapid first decision, acceptance and publication. We aim to accept articles in under 120 days. Once accepted, your article will be accessible to readers within 24 hours and will include a citable DOI.
• Transfer opportunities: as well as accepting direct submissions, the journal also offers you a quick and easy solution to transfer your manuscript from another IOP Publishing journal if it does not fit that journal’s scope or significance criteria. Articles are transferred along with peer review reports to save time and avoid duplication of work for reviewers.
• International Editorial Board: scientific leadership for Medical Engineering & Physics is provided by an Editorial Board of prominent researchers and supported by a large international advisory board, with a diverse scientific and geographical distribution.
• Society owned: published by IOP Publishing, on behalf of IPEM, both of which are not-for-profit companies. Revenue generated by the journal is used by both organisations (IOP and IPEM) to promote and advance the understanding and dissemination of science in the UK and across the world.
• Article flexibility: there are no page limits or forced requirements for formatting submissions, and we publish any supplementary data at no extra charge. Let us know if you have any other requirements and we will be happy to help.

Medical Engineering & Physics welcomes submissions of the following article types:

• Reports of original scientific research, techniques and applications. Papers should not be more than 10,000 words long (excluding the abstract, figure captions and references) and should not comprise more than 12 figures.
• Letters: Outstanding concise articles reporting important, timely new developments; not normally more than 2,000 words with a limit of 5 figures. Letters should be deserving of priority review, and you are required to upload a justification statement along with your submission.
• Topical Reviews: Written by leading researchers in their fields, reviews are intended to summarize accepted practice and report on significant recent progress in selected areas, often invited by the Editorial Board. A topical review should provide a critical authoritative evaluation of  the current state of research in the field, and also include a general overview and an introduction with enough basic information to make the article interesting and informative for non-specialist scientists. 10,000 words in length.
• Notes: Brief descriptions of a single piece of apparatus or a technique developed for a specific purpose, a small but important experimental or theoretical point or a novel solution to a commonly encountered problem in medical engineering; not normally more than 3,500 words (six journal pages).
• Comments and replies: Comments on, or criticisms of, work previously published in this journal. The original authors will be invited to submit a reply. Not normally more than 800 words.
• Roadmaps: Roadmaps are forward-looking articles written by leading researchers in their areas, typically invited by the Editorial Board. Roadmaps present their vision on the current status, challenges and future directions of the field.  They should provide guidance for colleagues, funding agencies and government institutions in relevant and timely research areas. Under the lead of a main coordinating author, roadmaps involve multiple authors and consist of a series of 10-20 formalised two-page sections on key topics within the field (each 1,400 words with around 20 references).

This journal publishes Focus Collections which are special collections of articles on a specific theme.

Publication on a subscription-access basis is free of charge.

Authors have the option to pay the following article publication charge (APC) to publish their article on an open access basis under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.

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APCs only apply to articles accepted for publication; there are no submission charges.

There are no other charges for publishing in Medical Engineering & Physics.

We work with our authors to make help their work as easy to discover as possible. Articles published in Medical Engineering & Physics will be available in relevant indexing services and databases when appropriate.