Journal profile · Neuroscience-Neuroscience (all)
AJOB Neuroscience
ISSN 2150-7740 · eISSN 2150-7759 · Taylor & Francis
AJOB Neuroscience: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 87 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 86 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AJOB Neuroscience is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment and Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AJOB Neuroscience provides a comprehensive resource for scholars, practitioners, and others interested in ethics and the brain sciences. We interpret the scope of the field broadly, and seek wide-ranging contributions exploring the ethical, social and legal dimensions of neuroscience. Our goal is to inspire and inform research and writing across disciplines through target articles, peer commentary, book reviews, qualitative research, and other innovative formats. As a primary resource in the field, AJOB Neuroscience publishes announcements, career opportunities, and the latest news and developments in the discipline.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neuroscience-Neuroscience (all)
Editor-in-chief Veljko DubljevicPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, Canada 1, Switzerland 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience26.9%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience10%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities7.8%
- Free Will and AgencyNeuroscience7.2%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology3.9%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECINAHLPublisher website
Other: Academic Search Complete, TOC Premier
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
- 12.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.61Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 120,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 120,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 27 | 12 |
| 2025 | 86 | 28 | 152 |
| 2024 | 67 | 24 | 185 |
| 2023 | 92 | 21 | 402 |
| 2022 | 63 | 19 | 473 |
| 2021 | 119 | 50 | 1,037 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
87 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4
- book reviewsthrough target articles, peer commentary, book reviews, qualitative research, and other innovative formatsLength not stated
- peer commentarythrough target articles, peer commentary, book reviews, qualitative research, and other innovative formatsLength not stated
- qualitative researchthrough target articles, peer commentary, book reviews, qualitative research, and other innovative formatsLength not stated
- target articlesthrough target articles, peer commentary, book reviews, qualitative research, and other innovative formatsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
AJOB Neuroscience is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2150-7740
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-7759
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AJOB Neuroscience
How long does peer review take at AJOB Neuroscience?
The publisher reports about 87 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of AJOB Neuroscience based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Canada (1) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AJOB Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AJOB Neuroscience is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AJOB Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
AJOB Neuroscience is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .