International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Yaodong Gu
- ISSN online
- 1752-6426
- ISSN print
- 1752-6418
- 12 issues per year
- Clarivate Analytics 2022 JCI 0.17
- CiteScore 1.8 (2021)
IJBET addresses cutting-edge research in the multi-disciplinary area of biomedical engineering and technology. Medical science incorporates scientific/technological advances combining to produce more accurate diagnoses, effective treatments with fewer side effects, and improved ability to prevent disease and provide superior-quality healthcare. A key field here is biomedical engineering/technology, offering a synthesis of physical, chemical, mathematical and computational sciences combined with engineering principles to enhance R&D in biology, medicine, behaviour, and health. IJBET includes the Asia-Pacific Chapter in Biomedical Wireless Technology (APC-BWT).
Topics covered include
- Artificial organs
- Automated patient monitoring
- Advanced therapeutic and surgical devices
- Application of expert systems and AI to clinical decision making
- Biomaterials design
- Biomechanics of injury and wound healing
- Blood chemistry sensors
- Computer modelling of physiologic systems
- Design of optimal clinical laboratories
- Medical imaging systems
- Sports medicine
- Artificial organs
- hearing aids, cardiac pacemakers, artificial kidneys/hearts, blood oxygenators, synthetic blood vessels, joints, arms, legs.
- Automated patient monitoring
- during surgery or in intensive care, healthy persons in unusual environments, such as astronauts in space or underwater divers at great depth
- Advanced therapeutic and surgical devices
- laser system for eye surgery, automated delivery of insulin, etc.
- Application of expert systems and artificial intelligence to clinical decision making
- computer-based systems for diagnosing diseases
- Biomaterials design
- mechanical, transport and biocompatibility properties of implantable artificial materials
- Biomechanics of injury and wound healing
- gait analysis, application of growth factors, etc.
- Blood chemistry sensors
- potassium, sodium, O2, CO2, and pH
- Computer modelling of physiologic systems
- blood pressure control, renal function, visual and auditory nervous circuits, etc.
- Design of optimal clinical laboratories
- computerised analyzer for blood samples, cardiac catheterization laboratory, etc.)
- Medical imaging systems
- ultrasound, computer assisted tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, etc.
- Sports medicine
- rehabilitation, external support devices, etc.
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Objectives
The objectives of IJBET are to establish an effective channel of communication between researchers and practitioners, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the complex roles of biomedical engineering and technology. It also aims to promote and coordinate developments in the field from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside. Healthcare is a global industry; the international dimension is therefore emphasised in order to facilitate the development of solutions that have a universal focus.
Readership
IJBET provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers, working in the fields of medical technology, medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, computer science and engineering, to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work as well as to become aware of critical issues to facilitate the development of new procedures, or to conduct research needed to solve specific clinical problems
Contents
IJBET publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news. Special Issues devoted to important topics in biomedical engineering and technology will occasionally be published.
In addition, an issue per year of IJBET will be devoted to papers from the Asia-Pacific Chapter in Biomedical Wireless Technology (APC-BWT). The APC-BWT Chapter actively encourages the publication of technical articles, applications, surveys and tutorials for IJBET. The Chapter publishes original contributions on biomedical wireless technology.
IJBET is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Compendex [formerly Ei] (Elsevier)
- Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- Google Scholar
- Info Trac (Gale)
- Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
- J-Gate
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
IJBET is listed in:
- National Agency for Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
Editor in Chief
- Gu, Yaodong, Ningbo University, China
(guyaodong
hotmail.com)
Associate Editors
- Ma, Xin, Fudan university, China
- Shim, Vickie, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Regional Editor Middle East
- Azar, Ahmad Taher, Prince Sultan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Benha University, Egypt
Editorial Board Members
- Cerrolaza, M., Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela
- González, Yomar, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
- Kaczmarek, Lukasz, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
- Liang, Minjun, Ningbo University, China
- Lin, Binshan, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USA
- Mody, Vicky, Appalachian College of Pharmacy, USA
- Munivrana, Goran, University of Split, Croatia
- Nugent, Christopher, University of Ulster, UK
- Radák, Zsolt, University of Physical Education, Hungary
- Ramos, Amador, University of Granada, Spain
- Spanjers, Ronald, Catharina Hospital & Tilburg University, Netherlands
- Ugbolue, Ukadike Chris, University of the West of Scotland, UK
- Wang, Yan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Zheng, Jianjun, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
A few essentials for publishing in this journal
- Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
- Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
- All our articles go through a double-blind review process.
- All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors (PDF) is available.
- There are no charges for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be Open Access (OA). You can find more information on OA here.
- All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.
- View Author guidelines.
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Journal news
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Research in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology takes a new look at the problem of treating hypothermia in pre-term infants. Babies born pre-term often have low birth weight and lose body heat very quickly because of inadequate deposits of insulating subcutaneous fat. As their core temperature falls it can drop below physiologically tolerable levels leading to cold stress and ultimately hypothermia. Sarath S. Nair and D.S. Nagesh of the Biomedical Technology Wing at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), in Kerala, India describe a much-improved approach to providing pre-term infants with a thermally neutral environment that can help them maintain body temperature. The approach exploits the potent thermal insulating properties of polyethylene sheets filled with polyurethane foam in which infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs) can be embedded [...]
More details...Machine learning predicts suicide risk in patients with anxiety and stress
Anxiety and depression are serious mental health problems that a growing number of people seem to be facing. These conditions can tragically lead to suicidal thoughts and actions. As such, new research in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology is being undertaken to help find modern solution to help prevent such tragic outcomes. The work focuses on how machine learning might be used to identify patients who may be at risk of suicide and allow interventions to be made in a timely manner. According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 700,000 die by suicide each year. That represents more than one person every minute. Many more people attempt suicide and the WHO suggests that a prior attempt is ultimately the biggest risk factor for suicide. Suicide is a multidimensional disorder that arises from the interaction between biological, genetic, psychological, sociological, and environmental factors. In places where mental health services are not readily available, people at risk often see a physician rather than a psychiatrist. Research has shown that between one in five and three in five of people who commit suicide had seen a physician in the month prior to their death [...]
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