Call for special issues

The idea of bioprinting was conceived more than a decade ago by a small circle of thought leaders in tissue engineering and three-dimensional (3D) printing. The concept gained a slow recognition initially but rapidly spread with the advent of new 3D printing materials and processes. The exponential growth of scientific publications in the past years is remarkable. This uptrend coincides with an increased number of submissions to the journal. It is a positive signal that we should keep our fingers crossed on the evaluation of the International Journal of Bioprinting for acceptance into scientific citation index around the fourth quarter of this year.