BIOCA Subject Classification

BIOCA uses the subject classifications below to describe the main scientific focus of a manuscript. Authors are encouraged to select two or three relevant classifications that best represent the manuscript's content and methods. Please include the selected classification codes and titles in the cover letter, where applicable.

Main Subject Area Classification Code Specific Topics
1. Biomedical Sciences BIO 1.x
  • 1.1 Microbiology and antimicrobial resistance
  • 1.2 Immunology, inflammation, and host responses
  • 1.3 Pathology and mechanisms of disease
  • 1.4 Molecular and cellular biology
  • 1.5 Biomedical diagnostics, biomarkers, and biosensors
  • 1.6 In vitro and in vivo biomedical models
  • 1.7 Translational and computational biomedical research
2. Chemical Sciences CHE 2.x
  • 2.1 Organic, inorganic, and medicinal chemistry
  • 2.2 Analytical chemistry and chemical analysis
  • 2.3 Spectroscopy and structural characterization
  • 2.4 Biochemistry and chemical biology
  • 2.5 Natural products and bioactive compounds
  • 2.6 Green and sustainable chemistry
  • 2.7 Nanomaterials and functional materials for biomedical applications
  • 2.8 Computational chemistry, molecular docking, and modeling
3. Pharmaceutical Sciences PHA 3.x
  • 3.1 Drug discovery, design, and development
  • 3.2 Drug delivery systems and advanced formulations
  • 3.3 Nanomedicine and nano/micro-carriers
  • 3.4 Pharmacology and pharmacodynamics
  • 3.5 Pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism
  • 3.6 Toxicology and safety assessment
  • 3.7 Pharmaceutical formulation, stability, and quality evaluation
  • 3.8 Natural-product-based pharmaceutical applications
4. Cross-disciplinary Methods and Applications MTH 4.x
  • 4.1 LC-MS, GC-MS, and metabolomics
  • 4.2 Bioinformatics and computational biology
  • 4.3 Molecular docking and in silico prediction
  • 4.4 Biomaterials, wound dressings, and tissue-related applications
  • 4.5 Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and other bioactivity assays
  • 4.6 Method development, validation, and quantitative analysis
  • 4.7 Biomedical and chemical applications of sustainable technologies
How to select classifications
  • Select two or three classifications that most closely match the manuscript's central research question.
  • Choose classifications based on the main subject and contribution, not only on the techniques used.
  • For interdisciplinary manuscripts, classifications may be selected from more than one main subject area.
  • Include the selected classification codes and titles in the cover letter or the submission metadata, if requested by the journal.

Note: The BIOCA classification scheme above is organized around the journal's biomedical, chemical, and pharmaceutical scope. The codes are an editorial indexing proposal and should be finalized by the journal before being treated as official classification codes.