Journal profile · Neurosciences
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
ISSN 0065-1400 · eISSN 1689-0035 · Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1970
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.86; fully open access; median 121 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis is published by Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Stress Responses and Cortisol and Memory and Neural Mechanisms, together about 29.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis (ISSN: 0065-1400 (print), eISSN: 1689-0035) covers all aspects of neuroscience, from molecular and cellular neurobiology of the nervous system, through cellular and systems electrophysiology, brain imaging, functional and comparative neuroanatomy, development and evolution of the nervous system, behavior and neuropsychology to brain aging and pathology, including neuroinformatics and modeling.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience16.2%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience7.6%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience6.1%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience5.9%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology5%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience3.9%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 683OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,930 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 66 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 217 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 251 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 313 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0065-1400
- Electronic ISSN
- 1689-0035
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
What CAS zone is Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.86; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 64–178 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .