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Elsevier’s peer-reviewed monthly journal applies computing to bioscience and medicine, and it has published steadily since the early 1970s.
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Deciding where to send a manuscript starts with basic due diligence: who publishes the journal, what it covers, and what it costs. Grad students screening venues, librarians fielding faculty questions, and researchers double-checking a journal before submission all need the same thing — verified facts, fast. This Elsevier monthly has been a steady outlet for computational research in biology and medicine since the early 1970s, and its registered ISSN checks out. Here’s what the journal actually is, whether it’s a credible home for your work, and what submission involves.
What This Biology And Medicine Journal Covers
The journal’s stated mission is international communication about computer applications in bioscience and medicine. In plain terms, that means research where computing does the heavy lifting on a biological or clinical question. Authors pick one of six sections when they submit:
- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
- Biomedical Engineering
- Medical Imaging: Image Processing and Reconstruction
- Data Analytics and Predictive Analysis in Healthcare
- Bioinformatics and Drug Design
- Biomedical and Biological Signal Processing
A typical issue might pair a deep-learning model that flags tumors in CT scans with a bioinformatics pipeline that screens compound libraries for drug candidates. The common thread is a computational method doing real work on a biological or medical problem, not a theoretical exercise. The journal also carries research articles, reviews, tutorials, editorials, and letters, so a focused study and a broad survey can both find a home here.