The Bioelectromagnetics Journal

Abstract

Bioelectromagnetics (BEM) is published for the Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) by John Wiley & Sons. It is a peer-reviewed, internationally circulated scientific journal that specializes in reporting original data on biological effects and applications of electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields and radiations that range in frequency from zero hertz (static fields) to terahertz oscillations and visible light. Both experimental and clinical studies are of interest to the journal's readers as are theoretical papers or reviews that offer novel insights into or criticism of contemporary concepts and theories of field–body interactions.

I have been serving as the BEM Editor-in-Chief (EiC) since 2006. The most recent 3-year term of my tenure as EiC of the BEM journal ended on June 30, 2021. At the beginning of 2021, I informed the Board of Directors of the Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) that I did not intend to continue another 3-year term as BEM EiC. The BEMS Board of Directors asked me to stay and serve for one more year so that a new EiC of the BEM journal can be named. I agreed. Currently, the search for a new EiC for BEM journal is underway.

All manuscript submission and editorial operations were transferred to the brand-new online manuscript handling system in January 2007. Soon after, the Journal ushered in an online version in addition to the traditional print version to enable publication using both platforms for each issue. The Journal moved to online publication only in January 2018. It now has a completely digital submission, review, and production process. The current BEM journal's impact factor is 2.01 and it reached an all-time high of 2.76 in 2010.

I wish to take this opportunity to express my earnest thanks and sincere appreciation to members of the scientific community who have responded affirmatively to my invitation to serve on the BEM Editorial Board, during different time frames, since 2006. With special gratitude to the Associate Editors, I wish to say thank you so much for all you have done for the Bioelectromagnetics journal and our research community.

To the many authors, engineers, and scientists, we are incredibly grateful for your research, submission, review, and feedback as they all contribute to disseminating knowledge and advance science that move our research space forward. It is my sincere hope that you will continue to do so in the years to come.