Journal of Biomechanics
Last updated ISSN 0021-9290
Journal of Biomechanics is published by Elsevier BV in engineering. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,650.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Biomechanics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Sports Performance and Training
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Elasticity and Material Modeling
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0021-9290, 1873-2380 |
| Subject area | Engineering |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,650 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 24,552 |
| Publishing since | 1888 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-biomechanics |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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