About the Journal
The Global Clinical Engineering Journal (GCEJ) is a Gold Open Access, international, double-blind peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality and timely applied research and best practice at the intersection of clinical engineering, biomedical technology, digital health, and healthcare services in the clinical setting. The Journal focuses on advancing technologies, engineering processes, and informatics that improve health, wellness, disease management, and patient-care outcomes worldwide. All published content is freely accessible. Under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, readers may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the journal’s articles and use them for any lawful purpose, without any charges or barriers.
Clinical Engineering: Importance and Journal’s Unique Position
Clinical engineering plays a critical and increasingly visible role in modern healthcare systems, supporting the safe and effective use of medical technologies, driving innovation, strengthening operational efficiency, and improving patient outcomes. Clinical engineers are central to the transformation of global health systems, from hospital-based technology management to innovative tools in emerging areas such as home care, robotics, AI-assisted decision support, telehealth, and biomedical device integration.
GCEJ is one of the few international journals dedicated specifically to clinical engineering and health technology, and serves as the official journal of the Global Clinical Engineering Alliance (GCEA), reinforcing its role as a central forum for the international clinical engineering community. The Journal offers a unique platform that connects practitioners, researchers, regulators, policymakers, and innovators across disciplines, integrating scientific rigor with real-world applicability and bridging the gap between engineering, clinical practice, and healthcare management.
Aims
GCEJ aims to:
- Advance scientific, technical, and practical knowledge in clinical engineering and health technology.
- Promote innovation in the development, evaluation, management, and application of medical and digital technologies.
- Support global collaboration among clinical engineers, biomedical engineers, healthcare professionals, educators, regulators, and policymakers.
- Serve as an authoritative source for evidence-based practices, policy insights, and emerging trends in health technology ecosystems.
- Foster professional development and the ethical advancement of the clinical engineering community.
- Encourage development of academic program through knowledge sharing regarding state of art of clinical engineering discipline.
Scope
The Journal welcomes original research, review articles, applied studies, technical innovations, case-based analyses, and interdisciplinary work across the following thematic areas:
- Clinical Engineering & Healthcare Technology Management
- Clinical engineering
- Maintenance
- Technology life cycle
- Technology management methodologies
- Systems management
- Metrology & device performance
- Technology integration
- Innovation & adoption
- Risk control
- Safety
- Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering & Technical Systems
- Implants & artificial organs
- Biomedical engineering
- Adverse events
- Regulation science
- Quality & outcomes
- Digital Health, Informatics & AI
- Health informatics
- Artificial intelligence
- Systems integration
- Software applications
- Telehealth &telemedicine
- Human Factors, Safety, and Patient-Care Outcomes
- Human factors engineering
- Error mitigation
- Forensic engineering
- Disaster preparedness
- Home care
- Healthcare providers protection
- Professional Practice, Education & Ethics
- Engineering education
- Professional development & credentialing
- Social impact and ethics
Vision
The vision of the Journal is to become the preferred international forum for knowledge sharing and engagement of practitioners in the clinical engineering field, through the publication of a diverse range of high-quality contributions from professionals across the domains of clinical engineering, health-related technology, informatics, and other patient-care providers.
Purpose
The purpose of the Journal is to collect, review, select, promote, and share original manuscripts, articles, technical papers, letters, scientific opinions, professional development tools, applications, and technical data relating to the clinical engineering and health technology fields.
Goal
The goal of the Journal is to advance and disseminate knowledge, to promote professional networking among practitioners and other stakeholders in academia, industry, government, and other decision-makers. We encourage work submissions by both young and senior researchers and practitioners. Our goal encompasses the promotion of education, training, and ethical professional practice among members of this professional community.
Journal Insights
E-ISSN: 2578-2762
Publication Frequency: Quarterly (4 Regular Issues/Year)
Categories:
- Engineering: Clinical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Professions: Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Publisher: International Medical Sciences Group, LLC
Indexing/Database: Scopus, SCImago (SJR), Dimensions, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, OpenAIRE, TD Net, WorldCat, Ulrichsweb, Scilit, Baidu Scholar
Archiving: PORTICO
Ethical Standards: ICMJE Recommendations
GCEJ follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
Indexing, Archiving & Standards Compliance
The Journal is indexed and abstracted in major international databases and discovery services, and is archived in reputable digital preservation systems. GCEJ adheres to the ICMJE Recommendations, COPE Standards, and international best practices in scholarly publishing.
Editorial Performance Metrics (Median Values)
- Acceptance Rate: 49%
- Rejection Rate: 51%
- Days to first editorial decision：58
- Days of acceptance to online publication：103
- Days of submission to decision after review：105
- Days to accept：170
The Journal Review process is further described in the flowchart below.
* GlobalCE Journal is linked to Portico archiving, which is a digital preservation service for electronic journals.