# Journal of Biomedical Optics

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{{Infobox journal
| title = Journal of Biomedical Optics
| image = Jnl Bio med Optics.jpeg
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| alt = Cover for September issue of this journal
| caption = Cover for September issue of this journal
| former_name = <!-- or |former_names= -->
| abbreviation = J. Biomed. Opt.
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| mathscinet = <!-- For the MathSciNet abbreviation IF different from ISO 4 abbreviation-->
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| discipline = [Biomedical optics](/source/Biomedical_optics)
| peer-reviewed = 
| language = English
| editor = Muyinatu Bell
| publisher = [SPIE](/source/SPIE)
| country = 
| history = 1996–present
| frequency = Monthly
| openaccess = yes
| license = CC-BY 4.0
| impact = 2.9
| impact-year = 2024
| ISSNlabel = 
| ISSN = 1083-3668
| eISSN = 1560-2281
| CODEN = JBOPFO
| JSTOR = 
| LCCN = 96656614
| OCLC = 32795913
| website = https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/journal-of-biomedical-optics
| link1 = https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/journal-of-biomedical-optics/current
| link1-name = Online access
| link2 = https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/journal-of-biomedical-optics/issues
| link2-name = Online archive
}}
The '''''Journal of Biomedical Optics''''' is a monthly [peer-reviewed](/source/peer-reviewed) [scientific journal](/source/scientific_journal) published by [SPIE](/source/SPIE). It covers the application of [optical technology](/source/optical_engineering) to [health care](/source/health_care), [biomedical research](/source/medical_research), and [experimental medicine](/source/medical_research). The [editor-in-chief](/source/editor-in-chief) is [Muyinatu Bell](/source/Muyinatu_Bell) ([Johns Hopkins University](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University)).

==Abstracting and indexing==
This journal is abstracted and indexed in:
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [Science Citation Index](/source/Science_Citation_Index)
* [Current Contents](/source/Current_Contents)/ Life Sciences
* Current Contents/ Engineering, Computing & Technology
* [Chemical Abstracts Service](/source/Chemical_Abstracts_Service)
* [Inspec](/source/Inspec)
* [Scopus](/source/Scopus)
* [EI/Compendex](/source/Compendex)
* [Astrophysics Data System](/source/Astrophysics_Data_System)
* [MEDLINE](/source/MEDLINE)/[PubMed](/source/PubMed)
* [BIOSIS Previews](/source/BIOSIS_Previews)
}}
According to the ''[Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)'', the journal had a 2014 [impact factor](/source/impact_factor) of 2.859, ranking it 12th out of 86 journals in the category "Optics",<ref name=WoS1>{{cite book |year=2015 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Optics |title=2014 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[Thomson Reuters](/source/Thomson_Reuters) |edition=Science |series=[Web of Science](/source/Web_of_Science) }}</ref> 31st out of 79 journals in the category "Biochemical Research Methods",<ref name=WoS2>{{cite book |year=2015 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Biochemical Research Methods |title=2014 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science }}</ref> and 31st out of 125 journals in the category "Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging".<ref name=WoS3>{{cite book |year=2015 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging |title=2014 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Science |series=Web of Science }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://spie.org/publications/journals/journal-of-biomedical-optics}}

Category:SPIE academic journals
Category:Radiology and medical imaging journals
Category:Optics journals
Category:Academic journals established in 1996
Category:Monthly journals
Category:English-language journals
Category:Biomedical engineering journals

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