Editor-in-Chief: Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell , Johns Hopkins University, USA
Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) is a Gold Open Access journal that publishes peer-reviewed papers on the use of novel optical systems and techniques for improved health care and biomedical research.
On the cover: "Alignment of histological and polarimetric large-scale imaging for brain tissue characterization" by E. Gros, O. Rodríguez-Núñez, et al., in Volume 30 Issue 9.
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Multimodal microscope for optical coherence microscopy, tomography, vibrometry, and two-photon microscopy in the living mouse cochlea
Clayton B. Walker, Michael J. Serafino, Patricia M. Quiñones, James B. Dewey, John S. Oghalai, and Brian E. Applegate
Impact of sample handling protocols on soft tissue attenuation coefficient and morphology
Freja Hoeier, Gavrielle R. Untracht, Amanda Oester Andersen, Karina Straede, Andreas Kjaer, and Peter E. Andersen
Improving vascular retention of indocyanine green for in vivo two-photon microscopy using liposomal encapsulation
Alankrit Tomar, Noah Stern, Tyrone Porter, and Andrew K. Dunn
JBO Hot Topics Webinars
Talks and discussions about some of the hottest technologies in biomedical optics
Special Issue: Honoring Brian C. Wilson, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics
Issue in progress
Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels, Lothar Lilge, Steen Madsen, Malini C. Olivo, Brian W. Pogue, and Alex Vitkin
Special Issue: Molecular Guided Surgery
Editors: Summer Gibbs, Sylvain Gioux, and Brian W. Pogue
Previously Published Special Sections
From the Journal of Biomedical Optics
Metabolic Imaging and Spectroscopy (2025; in progress)
Editors: Lin Z. Li and Arjun G. Yodh
Molecular Guided Surgery (2025)
Editors: Summer Gibbs, Sylvain Gioux, and Brian W. Pogue
Hyperspectral Imaging (Part 1: September 2024 / Part 2: February 2025)
Editors: Baowei Fei, Jeeseong Hwang, and Matija Milanič
Pulse Oximetry: 50 Years of Inventions and Discoveries in Biomedical Optics (2024)
Editors: Jana M. Kainerstorfer, Kenneth M. Tichauer, Ton van Leeuwen, Arjun G. Yodh, and Brian W. Pogue
Gabriel Popescu, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (2024)
Editors: Randy A. Bartels, Stephen A. Boppart, and Kevin W. Eliceiri
Lihong V. Wang, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (2024)
Editors: Xueding Wang, Mark Anastasio, Hao Zhang, Sava Sakadzic, Song Hu, and Liang Gao
Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 2 (May 2024)
Editors: Alex Vitkin, Nirmalya Gosh, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman
Translating Novel Photonics Technology into Clinical Applications (December 2023)
Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels and Peter E. Andersen
Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 1 (October 2023)
Editors: Alex Vitkin, Nirmalya Gosh, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman
Short Wave Infrared Techniques and Applications in Biomedical Optics (September 2023)
Editors: Daniel Fried, Mark Pierce, and Darren Roblyer
Journal Details/Metrics:
- ISSN: 1560-2281
- CiteScore ™ 2024: 5.8
- Impact Factor:* 2.9
* Source: Clarivate Analytics, Journal Citation Reports (2025)
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