Journal History | Biomimetics

2016	The inaugural issue was released. Biomimetics was published as a quarterly journal.
2017	Biomimetics became an affiliated journal of the International Society of Bionic Engineering (ISBE).
2018	Biomimetics announced the first edition of the Travel award.
2019	Biomimetics was indexed in PubMed - NLM. Biomimetics added 11 new Editorial Board Members.
2020	Biomimetics was indexed in Scopus - Elsevier, starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2021	Biomimetics was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2022	Biomimetics received its first Impact Factor (3.743). Biomimetics received its CiteScore (2021) of 5.2. Biomimetics established the following sections: Biomimetic Processing and Molecular Biomimetics; Biomimetics of Materials and Structures; Biomimetic Design, Constructions and Devices; Biomimetic Surfaces and Interfaces; Bioinspired Architecture and Climatisation; Locomotion and Bioinspired Robotics; Bioinspired Sensorics, Information Processing and Control; Biological Optimisation and Management; Energy Biomimetics; Development of Biomimetic Methodology.
2023	Biomimetics adopted a monthly publication schedule.
2026	The year 2026 marks the 10th Anniversary of Biomimetics.

Editor-in-Chief

2016–2021	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Josep Samitier
2022–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stanislav N. Gorb

2021–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Mehmet Sarikaya for the section on Biomimetic Processing and Molecular Biomimetics
2023–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Bo Su for the section on Biomimetics of Materials and Structures Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Andrew Adamatzky for the section on Bioinspired Sensorics, Information Processing and Control Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yongmei Zheng for the section on Biomimetic Surfaces and Interfaces