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Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 12.6), DOAJ. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 2666-9900Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | 28 / 466 | 94th | Q1 |
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | 14 / 179 | 92nd | Q1 |
| Computer Science Applications | 90 / 1022 | 91st | Q1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 40 / 342 | 88th | Q1 |
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Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 12.6.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update is Q1 in Medicine (miscellaneous) (rank 28 of 466), Q1 in Computer Science (miscellaneous) (rank 14 of 179) and Q1 in Computer Science Applications (rank 90 of 1022), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 4 subject areas in all.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 12.6, quartile Q1, 94th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.356, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 29.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,870 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 2666-9900.
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 14.63 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 12.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #4 of 451 Scopus journals in Medicine (miscellaneous).
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update published 56 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 86 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Italy (10.2%), United States (8.4%) and India (5.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (15.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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