Computers in Biology and Medicine

Computers in Biology and Medicine is a peer-reviewed Elsevier journal founded in 1970 by Robert S. Ledley, covering the application of computers to bioscience and medicine, with a 2024 impact factor of 6.3（Computers in Biology and Medicine）是（Elsevier）出版的同行评议期刊，1970 年由 Robert S. Ledley 创办，探讨计算机在生物科学与医学中的应用，2024 年影响因子为 6.3。

Scope

• The analysis of biomedical systems, including the solution of equations生物医学系统的分析，包括方程求解。
• The synthesis of biomedical systems through simulation通过仿真的生物医学系统综合。
• Special medical data processing methods and special purpose computers专用医学数据处理方法与专用计算机。
• Clinical data processing for real time, clinical and experimental use面向实时、临床与实验用途的临床数据处理。
• Medical diagnosis, medical records, biomedical engineering, medical informatics and bioinformatics医学诊断、病历、生物医学工程、医学信息学与生物信息学。

History

• Founded in 1970 by Robert S. Ledley, a professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, with the first volume appearing in August 19701970 年由（Georgetown University School of Medicine）教授 Robert S. Ledley 创办，首卷于 1970 年 8 月出版。
• Ledley was a pioneer in applying electronic digital computers to biology and medicine and remained the journal's founding editor until his death in 2012Ledley 是将电子数字计算机应用于生物医学的先驱，任该刊创始主编直至 2012 年去世。^[1]
• It is published monthly by Elsevier现由（Elsevier）按月出版。
• Its impact factor rose from 4.589 in 2020 to 6.3 in 2024, after a peak of 7.7 in 2022其影响因子从 2020 年的 4.589 升至 2024 年的 6.3，其间 2022 年峰值达 7.7。

Editors

• The Editors-in-Chief are Huiling Chen, Feng Zhu and Quan Zou主编为 Huiling Chen、Feng Zhu 与 Quan Zou。
• Feng Zhu is a professor at Zhejiang University working on medicinal chemistry, drug design and bioinformaticsFeng Zhu 是（Zhejiang University）教授，研究药物化学、药物设计与生物信息学。
• Senior Editor Rajendra Acharya of Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Executive Co-Editor Rodrigo Capobianco Guido of São Paulo State University serve on the editorial team高级编辑 Rajendra Acharya（Ngee Ann Polytechnic）与执行共同编辑 Rodrigo Capobianco Guido（São Paulo State University）参与编辑团队。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, with submission to first decision taking about five days稿件实行同行评审，首次决定约需五天。