Journal profile · Nervous System Diseases
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
ISSN 0972-2327 · eISSN 1998-3549 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 100 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 216 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Epilepsy research and treatment, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal has a clinical foundation and has been utilized most by clinical neurologists for improving the practice of neurology. While the focus is on neurology in India, the journal publishes manuscripts of high value from all parts of the world. Journal publishes reviews of various types, original articles, short communications, interesting images and case reports. The journal respects the scientific submission of its authors and believes in following an expeditious double-blind peer review process and endeavors to complete the review process within scheduled time frame. A significant effort from the author and the journal perhaps enables to strike an equilibrium to meet the professional expectations of the peers in the world of scientific publication. AIAN believes in safeguarding the privacy rights of human subjects. In order to comply with it, the journal instructs all authors when uploading the manuscript to also add the ethical clearance (human/animals)/ informed consent of subject in the manuscript. This applies to the study/case report that involves animal/human subjects/human specimens e.g. extracted tooth part/soft tissue for biopsy/in vitro analysis.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Nervous System Diseases
Editor-in-chief P N SylajaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine7.9%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine7.3%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine7.2%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience4.8%
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine4.1%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY · rank 213/296
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 847OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 103LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,559 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 205 | 205 | 11 |
| 2025 | 216 | 216 | 211 |
| 2024 | 185 | 185 | 304 |
| 2023 | 285 | 285 | 724 |
| 2022 | 341 | 341 | 1,282 |
| 2021 | 272 | 272 | 1,290 |
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 Crossref · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 59 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (459 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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 0972-2327
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3549
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
What CAS zone is Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 72–127 days); authors report an average review time of about 29 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What JCR quartile is Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Q3 (213/296). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .