Journal of Biophotonics

The Journal of Biophotonics is a monthly journal published by Wiley-VCH that covers the development and application of photonic technologies for medicine and the life sciences, founded in 2008, with a 2025 impact factor of 2.0（Journal of Biophotonics）是由 Wiley-VCH 出版的月刊，聚焦光子技术在医学与生命科学中的开发与应用，2008 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 2.0。

Scope

• Research articles and reviews in biophotonics, the development and application of photonic technologies for medicine and the life and environmental sciences生物光子学的研究论文与综述，即光子技术面向医学及生命与环境科学的开发与应用。
• Interdisciplinary work that brings together physicists, chemists, engineers and clinicians汇聚物理学家、化学家、工程师与临床医生的跨学科工作。
• Techniques and devices for the diagnosis and therapy of disease用于疾病诊断与治疗的技术与器件。
• Applications across biology, medicine and the environmental sciences横跨生物学、医学与环境科学的应用。
• A forum where technology developers communicate with end users, in particular research clinicians为技术开发者与终端用户（尤其是科研临床医生）提供交流平台。

History

• The journal was launched in 2008 by Wiley-VCH, with its first issue appearing in February 2008该刊 2008 年由 Wiley-VCH 创办，首期于 2008 年 2 月出版。
• It was the first international journal dedicated to the field of biophotonics它是首个专注生物光子学领域的国际期刊。
• It appears monthly and is published in Weinheim, Germany该刊每月发行，在德国魏因海姆出版。
• Its 2025 impact factor is 2.0, down from a peak of about 3.8 in 20172025 年影响因子为 2.0，低于 2017 年约 3.8 的峰值。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Jürgen Popp of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany主编为（Jürgen Popp，Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology 与 Friedrich Schiller University Jena）。
• Editorial board members include Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, Satoshi Kawata, Karsten König, Laura Marcu and Francesco S. Pavone编委会成员包括（Elizabeth M. C. Hillman、Satoshi Kawata、Karsten König、Laura Marcu 与 Francesco S. Pavone）。
• Guest editors such as Alberto Diaspro and Karsten König have organised topical issues（Alberto Diaspro 与 Karsten König）等客座编辑曾组织专题刊。
• Submissions are peer reviewed, and the journal maintains a strong interdisciplinary focus稿件实行同行评审，刊物保持鲜明的跨学科取向。