Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Journal Title
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

COMPUT METH PROG BIO

ISSN / eISSN
0169-2607 / 1872-7565
Aims and Scope
To encourage the development of formal computing methods, and their application in biomedical research and medical practice, by illustration of fundamental principles in biomedical informatics research; to stimulate basic research into application software design; to report the state of research of biomedical information processing projects; to report new computer methodologies applied in biomedical areas; the eventual distribution of demonstrable software to avoid duplication of effort; to provide a forum for discussion and improvement of existing software; to optimize contact between national organizations and regional user groups by promoting an international exchange of information on formal methods, standards and software in biomedicine.

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine covers computing methodology and software systems derived from computing science for implementation in all aspects of biomedical research and medical practice. It is designed to serve: biochemists; biologists; geneticists; immunologists; neuroscientists; pharmacologists; toxicologists; clinicians; epidemiologists; psychiatrists; psychologists; cardiologists; chemists; (radio)physicists; computer scientists; programmers and systems analysts; biomedical, clinical, electrical and other engineers; teachers of medical informatics and users of educational software.
Subject Area

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS

ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL

CiteScore
10.10 View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category Quartile Rank
Computer Science - Computer Science Applications Q1 #71/792
Computer Science - Health Informatics Q1 #14/123
Computer Science - Software Q1 #45/404
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed -
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) Quartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS - SCIE Q1
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS - SCIE Q1
ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL - SCIE Q1
MEDICAL INFORMATICS - SCIE Q1
H-index
83
Country/Area of Publication
NETHERLANDS
Publisher
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Year Publication Started
1985
Annual Article Volume
591
Open Access
NO
Contact
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 00000
Verified Reviews
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Overall, it is not difficult. Careful editing is sufficient.
Submitted on October 15th. One week later, the editor suggested using more recent references and replacing the older ones in the Introduction section. Submitted one day later.
Major revisions on January 15th. There were more than 20 comments from two reviewers, which were addressed individually.
Submitted on February 22nd. After about two weeks, further major revisions were requested (some experiments were not conducted, but the reviewers insisted).
Submitted revised manuscript on March 30th. After two weeks, minor revisions were requested (a small question from one reviewer).
The minor revisions could have been completed in three days, but some things caused delays, so the revised minor version was uploaded two weeks later.
Received acceptance message from editor after five days, on May 1st (the minor revisions were probably not sent to the reviewers again).
Overall, it is not difficult, and the editor's handling speed is fast. Both major revisions were under review within a day, and the timeline mainly depends on the reviewers.
2021-05-06
21.06.20 submitted - Submitted on June 21, 2020
21.07.20 with editor - With editor on July 21, 2020
21.07.20 under review - Under review on July 21, 2020
21.10.16 major revision - Major revision on October 16, 2021
21.11.05 resubmitted - Resubmitted on November 5, 2021
21.11.28 minor revision - Minor revision on November 28, 2021
21.11.29 resubmitted & with editor & accept - Resubmitted and accepted with editor on November 29, 2021

The initial assignment of article ID was slow, taking a month. On July 20, I sent an email to inquire about the situation, and on the same day, the editor was assigned and the reviewing process began. After that, the speed was very fast. The second review was accepted within 2 hours of submission, and I'm not sure if the initial email reminder played a role.

There were three reviewers, and the first reviewer had many comments, over 30. It greatly helped improve the quality of the paper, and we responded to each comment.

Overall, the journal is very rigorous. This year, the Impact Factor is over 5, but I don't feel that the difficulty is too high.
2021-11-29

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