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AIMS Neuroscience
ISSN 2373-8006 · eISSN 2373-7972 · AIMS Press · United States
AIMS Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 95 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIMS Neuroscience is published by AIMS Press 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 Neural dynamics and brain function, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NEUROSCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience10.7%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience8.3%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6.7%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience6.4%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience6.1%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience5.9%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.5%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 335 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 99 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 243 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 513 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 331 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 657 |
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
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 126 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- conference reportWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- editorialWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- letterWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- original researchWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- reviewWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access Model summary
AIMS Neuroscience is an international Open Access journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- AIMS Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2373-8006
- Electronic ISSN
- 2373-7972
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIMS Neuroscience
What CAS zone is AIMS Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIMS Neuroscience 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.
How long does peer review take at AIMS Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 70–126 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 AIMS Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIMS Neuroscience is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AIMS Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
AIMS Neuroscience is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .