Acta Biomedica (ActaBiomed) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering Medicine, Surgery, Nursing, and allied Health Sciences. The journal publishes articles in English and welcomes submissions from all countries, with a particular focus on Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Asian regions.
ActaBiomed publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor. Manuscripts are evaluated solely on scientific rigor and methodological quality.
The journal is published bimonthly (six issues per year: February, April, June, August, October, and December). It is published by Mattioli 1885, an experienced Company in scientific journal publication in Italy (www.mattioli1885journals.com).
ActaBiomed offers two additional services: “ABM-Online-first” and “Fast publication”.
Starting from January 1, 2024, no more than one supplement per year will be considered, subject to approval by the Editor-in-Chief and in accordance with International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations on “Supplements, Theme Issues, and Special Series” and the related guidance in this section.
ActaBiomed is indexed in major databases including Scopus, EMBASE, Elsevier BioBASE, Bibliovigilance, Google Scholar, and Portico.
Founded in 1806, ActaBiomed is one of the oldest medical journals and is the official journal of the Society of Medicine and Life Sciences of Parma (Italy). (ref. http://somedparma.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/04-editoriale-virdis.pdf)
(Last update version: 5 May 2026)
Editor-in-Chief: Maurizio Vanelli
Language: English
Frequency: 6 issues/year
ISSN: 0392-4203 | eISSN: 2531-6745
CiteScore (Scopus): 3.4 (2024) (75th centile)
SNIP 2024: 0.754 - SJR 2024: 0.505
Indexed in: Scopus, SJR, Portico, EMBASE, Elsevier BioBASE, Bibliovigilance, Biosis, Europe PMC, Google Scholar
Time to First Decision: 13 days
Rejection Rate: 57%
Acceptance Rate: 43%
