Journal profile · Neurosciences
AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL
ISSN 1566-0702 · eISSN 1872-7484 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 2000
AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.68; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 168 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep and Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders, together about 41.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This is an international journal with broad coverage of all aspects of the autonomic nervous system in man and animals. The main areas of interest include the innervation of blood vessels and viscera, autonomic ganglia, efferent and afferent autonomic pathways, and autonomic nuclei and pathways in the central nervous system. The Editors will consider papers that deal with any aspect of the autonomic nervous system, including structure, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, development, evolution, ageing, behavioural aspects, integrative role and influence on emotional and physical states of the body. Interdisciplinary studies will be encouraged. Studies dealing with human pathology will be also welcome.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine22.3%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience11.7%
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic DisordersMedicine7.6%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience4.2%
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation ResearchNeuroscience4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.6%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 2.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,620OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 52 | 22 |
| 2025 | 100 | 61 | 307 |
| 2024 | 47 | 31 | 287 |
| 2023 | 41 | 30 | 319 |
| 2022 | 77 | 30 | 1,152 |
| 2021 | 118 | 52 | 2,756 |
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
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (188 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,500 / EUR 3,270 / GBP 2,800 / JPY 434,110 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1566-0702
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-7484
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL
What CAS zone is AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.68; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 98–253 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL open access, and what is the APC?
AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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: .