IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (R-BME) Information
Journal: IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (2024)

R-BME publishes methodological and clinical reviews on biomedical engineering.Acceptable papers range in content from engineering methodologies or clinical applications, experimental sciences, and technological development, that are of interest to biomedical engineering.Review articles are expected to present in a clear, critical, and well-documented summary (i.e., through extensive referencing) of the author's opinions and perspectives on the subject matter.Additionally, these articles should provide a forward-looking vision for potention future developments.Papers failing to meet these criteria would not considered suitable for pulication in R-BME.R-BME seeks insightful review articles that delve into comprehensive discussions and offer expert opinions on various aspects, such as a research field, a new technology, or a controversial debate.The journal aims to go beyond mere literature summaries, emphasizing the need for a deeper exploration of the chosen topic.Adhering to IEEE policy on publication standards, the review and editorial handling of manuscripts are integral parts of the paper submission process, ensuring stringent quality control.Readers are encouraged to submit manuscripts as Methodological Reviews or Clinical Application Reviews.The goal of Methodological Reviews is to present a critical review of current methods important in biomedical engineering, understood in its most general sense.These methodological reviews will be authored by the top experts in the biomedical engineering field.The most useful reviews are the ones that conceptually relate various methods, present validation among them according to accepted metrics, evaluate pros and cons, and comment on future directions.The writing style should target an audience at the level of the biomedical engineering Ph.D. student.The target audiences include experts in the subject matter and general readers working in the broad areas of biomedical engineering, engineering sciences, and clinical sciences.The goal of Clinical Application Reviews is to present a critical review of methods applied to a current clinical problem, where biomedical technology plays a crucial role.The article should be written from an organ/systems physical modeling or clinical perspective; i.e., dealing with the physical properties and/or clinical issues and then covering the methods.These clinical reviews should preferably be authored by a team (e.g., biophysicists, biomedical engineers, and a clinician).The most useful reviews will start by explaining the clinical problem, its variables, and how one of several competing biomedical technologies is playing a role, along with their pros and cons.Discussions of bottlenecks and suggstions on overcoming them should follow.The writing style will be at the Scientific American level.The target audiences consist of clinicians, design engineers in the industry, and students/academics working in engineering and sciences, but not necessarily in biomedical engineering.To qualify for publication, all manuscripts must be previously unpublished and not be under consideration elsewhere.The manuscript will be evaluated under the category it has been submitted.All R-BME manuscripts should be, in principle, up to 15 pages with at least 100 references.