The Journal of Biomedical Optics publishes papers on optics technology and applications related to biomedical research and health care. Manuscripts should be submitted in English, and the presentation should be as succinct as comprehension will permit. Submission is a representation that the manuscript has not been archivally published previously and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts that are strictly commercial in nature will not be accepted. The authors should indicate in a footnote if a preliminary report has appeared elsewhere, and should include two copies of such a report at the time of submission for purposes of comparison.
Manuscripts are peer-reviewed.
Those accepted for publication are edited for conformance to the journal's style. Metric units should be used unless to do so is not feasible or would result in a serious loss of clarity. Send one original and three photocopies of both the manuscript and each illustration. Authors should recommend an Editorial Board member to coordinate the review as well as qualified reviewers. E-submissions are accepted in PDF or PostScript format only.