Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 4.4
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 5.4
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.211
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.787
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 6
Submission to acceptance (median days): 198
Usage 2024
Downloads: 2,843,729
Altmetric mentions: 2,615
Editorial Team
Chief Editor: Graham Bell, PhD
London
Education: BSc, The University of Manchester; PhD, University College London/Cancer Research UK; postdoctoral work, University College London/Cancer Research UK.
graham.bell@biomedcentral.com
Senior Editor: Anna Melidoni, PhD
London
Education: BSc, University of Crete; PhD: Queen Mary University of London; Postdoctoral work: University of Ioannina and University of Cambridge
anna.melidoni@springernature.com
Senior Editor: Vitor Sousa, PhD
London
Education: BSc, University of Lisbon; PhD, University of Lisbon/EMBL; postdoctoral work, New York University and INMED France.
vitor.sousa@biomedcentral.com
Associate Editor: Caitlyn Cardetti, PhD
Philadelphia
Education: BSc, Minnesota State University; PhD, Stony Brook University; postdoctoral work, Thomas Jefferson University.
caitlyn.cardetti@springernature.com
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