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Publishing frequency: 24 issues per year
Immediacy index: 0.943
Indexed in MEDLINE
Editor-in-Chief: Jianjun Cheng
Scope
Biomaterials Science is an international high impact journal exploring the science of biomaterials and their translation towards clinical use. Its scope encompasses new concepts in biomaterials design, studies into the interaction of biomaterials with the body, and the use of materials to answer fundamental biological questions. Papers do not necessarily need to report a new biomaterial, but should provide novel insight into the biological applications of the biomaterial. Articles that primarily focus on demonstrating novel materials chemistry and bring a molecular picture to bear on a given material’s suitability as a biomaterial are more suited to our sister journal, Journal of Materials Chemistry B.
Biomaterials Science publishes primary research and review-type articles in the following areas.
- Molecular design of biomaterials, including translation of emerging chemistries to biomaterials
- Science of cells and materials at the nanoscale and microscale
- Materials as model systems for stem cell and human biology
- Materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
- (Nano)materials and (nano)systems for therapeutic delivery
- Interactions at the biointerface
- Biologically inspired and biomimetic materials, including bio-inspired self-assembly systems and cell-inspired synthetic tools
- Next-generation biomaterials tools and methods
Official journal of the European Society for Biomaterials
Editor-in-Chief
Jianjun Cheng, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
Associate editors
Khuloud Al-Jamal, King’s College London, UK
Lino Ferreira, UC-Biotech, Portugal
Pamela Habibović, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Jöns Hilborn, Uppsala University, Sweden
Won Jong Kim, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
Shyni Varghese, Duke University, USA
Fujian Xu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Can Zhang, China Pharmaceutical University, China
Xinyuan Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Kazunari Akiyoshi, Kyoto University, Japan
Cameron Alexander, University of Nottingham, UK
Edmondo Benetti, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Mark Bradley, University of Edinburgh, UK
Jayanta Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Science, India
Arabinda Chaudhuri, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India
Guoping Chen, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Yiyun Cheng, East China Normal University, China
Joel Collier, Duke University, USA
Justin Cooper-White, University of Queensland, Australia
Honggang Cui, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Jianwu Dai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Cole DeForest, University of Washington, USA
Andrew Dove, University of Birmingham, UK
Hongwei Duan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Christine Dufès, University of Strathclyde, UK
Nicholas Dunne, Dublin City University, Ireland
Jennifer Elisseeff, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Shaoqin Sarah Gong, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Dong Keun Han, Cha University, Korea
Sarah Heilshorn, Stanford University, USA
Ngan Huang, Stanford, USA
Chris Jewell, University of Maryland, USA
Ji Jian, Zhejiang University, China
Ali Khademhosseini, Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, USA
April Kloxin, University of Delaware, USA
Christine Le Maitre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Haeshin Lee, KAIST, Repubic of Korea
Matthias Lutolf, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Atsushi Maruyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Keith McLean, CSIRO, Australia
Phillip Messersmith, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Aline Miller, University of Manchester, UK
Hyejung Mok, Konkuk University, Korea
Steve Oh, A*STAR, Singapore
Shaunak Pandya, Prolong Pharmaceuticals, USA
Ling Peng, Aix-Marseille University, France
Nicholas Peppas, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Catherine Picart, Grenoble INP, France
Tilo Pompe, University of Leipzig, Germany
Suzie Pun, University of Washington, USA
Shun Shen, Tongji University, China
Molly Shoichet, University of Toronto, Canada
Xintao Shuai, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Aasheesh Srivastava, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India
Patrick Stayton, University of Washington, USA
Marcus Textor, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Takafumi Ueno, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Jun Wang, South China University of Technology, China
Tanja Weil, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Stephanie Willerth, University of Victoria, Canada
Zimei Wu, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Evelyn Yim, Waterloo, Canada
Maria Southall, Managing Editor, Journals, ORCID 0000-0002-7935-6231
Hannah Kerr, Deputy Editor, Journals
Anna Meehan, Editorial Production Manager, Journals
Laura Ghandhi, Development Editor, Journals
Daniella Ferluccio, Publishing Editor, Journals
Fiona Iddon, Publishing Editor, Journals
Sophie Redman, Editorial Assistant, Journals
Allison Holloway, Publishing Assistant, Journals
Sam Keltie, Publisher, Journals, ORCID 0000-0002-9369-8414
Journal guidelines
There are no specific requirements regarding formatting of submissions; we recommend using the Royal Society of Chemistry template but this is not a requirement for submission. All articles accepted for publication in our journals are edited and typeset to our house style by professional editors; we will format the final publication for you.
For guidance on preparing your article please visit our Prepare your article and Resources for authors pages, the content of which is relevant to all of our journals. Note that some journals have additional specific guidelines.
Readership information
Academic, government and industrial scientists from materials science, biomedical science, biology, chemistry, (bio)physics and engineering.
Biomaterials Science Lectureship
This Lectureship recognises early career researchers, within 12 years of their PhD, who have made a significant contribution to the field of biomaterials.
This award is presented annually. Nominations are now open until 30th November 2020. The winner will be announced in the spring.
Nominations are welcome from anyone, and are to be sent to the Editorial Office with a brief CV and letter supporting the nomination.
Nominations are then shortlisted and the winner selected by the Biomaterials Science Editorial Board.
The recipient of this award receives: the opportunity to present at the European Society of Biomaterials' annual meeting and a contribution of up to £1,000 to cover associated travel and accommodation costs. Also, a framed certificate and an invitation to submit a research article to Biomaterials Science, which, if accepted, will be showcased free of charge on the front cover.
Latest recipient: Kanyi Pu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Subscription Information
Online only 2021: ISSN 2047-4849, £2,140 / $3,632
*2019 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2020)
** Average time from receipt to first decision in 2020
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