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: "Compact simultaneous label-free autofluorescence multi-harmonic microscopy for user-friendly photodamage-monitored imaging" by Geng Wang, Stephen A. Boppart, and Haohua Tu, in Volume 29 Issue 3.

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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)

Fluorescence guided surgery imaging systems for breast cancer identification: a systematic review

Martha S. Kedrzycki, Hazel T. W. Chon, Maria Leiloglou, Vadzim Chalau, Daniel R. Leff, and Daniel S. Elson

Review of machine learning for optical imaging of burn wound severity assessment

Robert H. Wilson, Rebecca Rowland, Gordon T. Kennedy, Chris Campbell, Victor C. Joe, Theresa L. Chin, David M. Burmeister, Robert J. Christy, and Anthony J. Durkin

Previously Published Special Sections

From the Journal of Biomedical Optics


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

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


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

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


Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 2 (in progress)

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


Selected Topics in Biophotonics: Translating Novel Photonics Technology into Clinical Applications (December 2023)

Guest Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels and Peter E. Andersen


Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 1 (October 2023)

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


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

Guest Editors: Daniel Fried, Mark Pierce, and Darren Roblyer


Seeing Inside Tissue with Optical Molecular Probes (August 2023)

Guest Editors: Nada Boustany, Mark Niedre, and Manojit Pramanik


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

Guest Editors: Qianqian Fang, Fabrizio Martelli, and Lothar Lilge


Tissue Phantoms to Advance Biomedical Optical Systems (July 2022)

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


Perspectives in Biophotonics (May 2022)

Guest Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels and Peter E. Andersen


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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