Journal profile · NEUROSCIENCES
ASN Neuro
ISSN 1759-0914 · Portland Press Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2009
ASN Neuro: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.4; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,630; median 100 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ASN Neuro is published by Portland Press Ltd. 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 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ASN NEURO is an open access, peer-reviewed journal uniquely positioned to provide investigators with the most recent advances across the breadth of the cellular and molecular neurosciences. The official journal of the American Society for Neurochemistry, ASN NEURO is dedicated to the promotion, support, and facilitation of communication among cellular and molecular neuroscientists of all specializations. The open access platform and comprehensive scope of the journal allow for rapid dissemination of current research across disciplines to contribute to a complete approach to issues pertaining to the nervous system. High-quality research articles and reviews in such areas as neurochemistry and biology, neurogenetics, glial cells and function, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration and repair, neuroimmunity, signaling, and other neuro- or glial-related topics are encouraged for submission.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NEUROSCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Doug FeinsteinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience15.4%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience12.9%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience12.3%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience6.9%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine6%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine3.4%
- RNA regulation and diseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 4.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 351OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 195,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 86 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 72 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 417 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 708 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 977 |
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 61 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (53 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,630 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
ASN Neuro is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy acc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Open access, peer-reviewed journal presenting recent advances across cellular and molecular neurosciences. Model summary
An open access, peer-reviewed journal presenting recent advances across cellular and molecular neurosciences.
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
- Portland Press Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1759-0914
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Neurochemistry
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ASN Neuro
What CAS zone is ASN Neuro in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ASN Neuro is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ASN Neuro?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.4; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at ASN Neuro?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 61–142 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39%. 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 ASN Neuro in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ASN Neuro based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ASN Neuro?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ASN Neuro is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ASN Neuro open access, and what is the APC?
ASN Neuro is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,630.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .