Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Annals of Neurology
ISSN 0364-5134 · eISSN 1531-8249 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1977
Annals of Neurology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,700; median 110 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 336 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Neurology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments and Epilepsy research and treatment, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annals of Neurology publishes articles of broad interest in neurology, particularly those with high impact in understanding the mechanisms and treatment of diseases of the human nervous system. Although Annals publishes papers using a wide variety of clinical and basic neuroscience methods, we are most interested in those manuscripts that will be of general interest to academic neurologists, including clinical trials and other large-scale studies that inform the practice of medicine. Purely basic studies, without strong clinical or translational potential, are unlikely to have sufficient priority for publication.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine6.2%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine6%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience5.9%
- Neurological diseases and metabolismNeuroscience5.9%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 7.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 273LetPub ·
- h-index
- 441OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,677OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 209LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 254 | 166 | 152 |
| 2025 | 336 | 240 | 1,308 |
| 2024 | 303 | 225 | 3,246 |
| 2023 | 285 | 229 | 5,144 |
| 2022 | 307 | 199 | 7,818 |
| 2021 | 307 | 187 | 9,841 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 175 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (648 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,700 / EUR 3,890 / GBP 3,150 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-8249
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Neurology
What CAS zone is Annals of Neurology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Neurology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Neurology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.4; CiteScore 13.5, h-index 441.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Neurology?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 56–175 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Annals of Neurology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Neurology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Neurology open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Neurology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,700.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .