Biomedical Signal Processing Journals

This is an incomplete list of Biomedical Engineering Journals that I would consider you submitting to (and searching through). Any suggestions for additions are welcome (please send me details in the format below⁰). Things to consider are Imapct Factors¹, Immediacy Factors and whether the article appears (freely) online (and if you will retain the copyright on the article).
• Publication: Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine
  Scope: JNRB publishes articles on all aspects of unexpected, controversial, provocative and/or negative results/conclusions in the context of current tenets, providing scientists and physicians with responsible and balanced information to support informed experimental and clinical decisions.
  Time to Publication: RAPID
  Peer Reviewed? : YES
  Free Access?: YES - OPEN
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: YES
  Imapct Factor: UNKNOWN
  Submission/Author Information: Click Here
  Page Limit : NONE
  Cost to Author's Institution: FREE to subscribing institutes, (MIT doesn't subscribe, Harvard does subscribe) ... $525 otherwise
  Publisher: Biomed central
  
• Publication: Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
  Scope: This bimonthly journal of the International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE) contains technical papers on biomechanics, biomedical engineering, clinical engineering, computing and data processing, modelling, instrumentation, medical physics and imaging, physiological measurement, rehabilitation engineering and transducers and electrodes.
  Time to Publication: FAIRLY RAPID - an average of 9 months from submission.
  Peer Reviewed?: YES - Prompt and rigorous peer review - papers reviewed by a minimum of two referees.
  Free Access?: NO - MIT has access through here
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: NO
  Imapct Factor : 0.744 in 2004, 1.069 in 2002
  Immediacy Index : 0.146 in 2004
  Submission/Author Information : click here Page Limit : 5 (although for extra $$ you can go over)
  Cost to Author's Institution: $100 per page
  Publisher : International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering
  
• Publication: IEE Electronics Letters
  Scope: Acceptable topics for submission to the journal include areas of biomedical electronics and technology, biomedical communication; biomedical measurement and imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; biomedical electronics and techniques; nanotechnology and quantum computation.
  Time to Publication: RAPID (6-12 weeks)
  Peer Reviewed? : YES
  Free Access?: NO - but MIT provides access through IEEE Xplore and abstracts are avaialble through IEE
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: NO
  Imapct Factor: 1.010 in 2004
  Immediacy Index: 0.124
  Submission/Author Information: http://www.iee.org/Publish/Support/Auth/authel.cfm
  Page Limit : LOW - 81 col cm or 3 columns (less than two pages)
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  Publisher: Kluwer
  
• Publication: Biomedical Engineering Online
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• Publication: Physiological Measurement
  Scope: A journal for sensors, instrumentation and systems in physiology and medicine. It covers the quantitative assessment and visualization of physiological function in clinical research and practice, with an emphasis on the development of new methods of measurement and their validation. Practical and theoretical papers are published in topics including: * measurement in applied physiology; * biomedical sensors; * human biology and clinical medicine; * instrumentation and methods of data analysis; * clinical engineering, * patient monitoring; * life support systems and prosthetic devices; * measurement of flow and pressure. * bioMEMs and applications of microfabrication technology to biomedical measurements Papers. Descriptions of original scientific research, techniques and applications; not normally more than 8000 words (14 journal pages). Notes. Brief descriptions of a single piece of apparatus or a technique developed for a specific purpose, a small but important experimental or theoretical point or a novel solution to a commonly encountered problem in medical physics; not normally more than 3500 words (6 journal pages). Letters to the Editor. Comments on or criticisms of previously published work or comments on general scientific matters; not normally more than 1800 words (3 journal pages). Time to Publication: about 4 months
  Peer Reviewed?: YES
  Free Access?: NO
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: NO
  Imapct Factor: 1.159 in 2004
  Immediacy Index: 0.241
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• Publication: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  Scope:
  Time to Publication: Medium-Long
  Peer Reviewed?: YES
  Free Access?: NO
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: NO
  Imapct Factor: 1.398 in 2004
  Immediacy Index: 0.201
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  Publisher: IEEE
  
• Publication: Neural Processing Letters
  Scope: submit letters concerning any aspect of the Artificial Neural Networks field including, but not restricted to, theoretical developments, biological models, new formal modes, learning, applications, software and hardware developments, and prospective researches.
  Time to Publication: Medium-Slow
  Peer Reviewed?: YES
  Free Access?: NO
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: NO
  Imapct Factor: 0.631
  Immediacy Index: 0.028
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• Publication: Journal of Biological Systems
  Scope: The Journal of Biological Systems is published quarterly. The goal of the Journal is to promote interdisciplinary approaches in Biology and in Medicine, and the study of biological situations with a variety of tools, including mathematical and general systems methods.
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  Peer Reviewed?: YES
  Free Access?: NO
  Copyright Retained By Author(s)?: NO
  Imapct Factor: 0.614
  Immediacy Index: 0.282
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• Publication: Systems Biology
  
• Publication: Nature
  
• Publication: Ann Rev Biomed Eng
  
• Publication: IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
  
• Publication: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  
• Publication: IEEE Signal Processing Letters
  
• Publication: Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  
• Publication: Biotechnology Letters
  
• Publication: Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
  
• Publication: Cardiovascular Engineering
  
• Publication: Journal of Biological Physics
  
• Publication: Cardiac Electrophysiology Review
  
• Publication: Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing
  
• Publication: Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing
  
• Publication: Biomedical Engineering
  Scope: Biomedical Engineering is a translation of the Russian journal Meditskiskaya Tekhnika,covers recent advances in the growing field of biomedical technology, instrumentation, and administration. Contributions focus on theoretical and practical problems associated with the development of medical technology; the introduction of new engineering methods into public health; hospitals and patient care; and the improvement of diagnosis, and therapy and biomedical information storage and retrieval.
• Publication: Circulation
  
• Publication: British Journal Of Medicine
  
• Publication: Science Measurement and Technology
  
• Publication: Lancet
  
• Publication: New England Journal Of Medicine
  
• Publication: Physics in Medicine and Biology
  
• Publication: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  
• Publication: Journal of Science and Education
  
• Publication: Mathematical Medicine and Biology ... ima j math appl med IF=0.8
• Publication: AI in Medicine 2003 ISI Impact Factor 1.222 ranked 6th in Medical Informatics category ... Submission info
  
• Publication: International Journal of Medical Informatics 2003 ISI Impact Factor 1.178 ranked 7th ? in Medical Informatics category ... Submission info
  
• Publication: Signal Processing
  
• Publication: Signal Processing: Image Communication
  
• Publication: Simulation Practice and Theory
  
• Publication: Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
  
• Publication: Sleep Medicine Reviews
  
• Publication: Sleep Medicine