Journal profile · Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
BMJ Neurology Open
ISSN 2632-6140 · BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom
BMJ Neurology Open: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 106 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 113 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMJ Neurology Open is published by BMJ Publishing Group 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acceptance rate:30%Time to first decision with review:34 days*Impact Factor (JCR):2.6Time from acceptance to publication:23 days*Total content views:89,926More journal metricsHow we get these metrics*median number of days Aims & scope Editorial Board Ownership Journal information Journal Statistics 2025 Contact information For Authors To advertise Rights and permissions Affiliations
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Editor-in-chief Karl NgPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine11.5%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine9%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine6.7%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine6%
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.5%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 130 | 130 | 27 |
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | 322 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 | 605 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 430 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 528 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 583 |
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
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (269 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | GBP 2,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,948 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,460 / EUR 2,950 / USD 3,270 / GBP 1,640 / EUR 1,930 / USD 2,250 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- animal studies
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editorialBMJ Neurology Open adheres to the highest standards concerning its editorial policies on publication ethics and scientific misconduct. The journal follows guida…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- original researchOriginal research Systematic review Review Editorial Protocol Short report Viewpoint SupplementsLength not stated
- protocolBMJ Neurology Open will consider protocols for any study design, including observational studies and systematic reviews. Protocol manuscripts should report plan…Length not stated
- reviewReviews will usually be solicited by the Editor and are subjected to a review process. Research reviews that systematically synthesise evidence (e.g. Systematic…main text ≤ 5,000 words · references ≤ 5
- short reportOriginal research Systematic review Review Editorial Protocol Short report Viewpoint SupplementsLength not stated
- supplementsOriginal research Systematic review Review Editorial Protocol Short report Viewpoint SupplementsLength not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal research Systematic review Review Editorial Protocol Short report Viewpoint SupplementsLength not stated
- viewpointViewpoints should provide a commentary on a topic of interest to the BMJ Neurology Open readership. We encourage the use of subheadings where appropriate (not i…main text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability Data sharing
Adheres to BMJ’s Tier 3 data policy Model summary
BMJ Neurology Open adheres to BMJ’s Tier 3 data policy. We strongly encourage that data generated by your research that supports your article be made available as soon as possible, wherever legally and ethically possible. All research articles must contain a Data Availability Statement. For more information and FAQs, please see BMJ’s full Data Sharing Policy page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original articles are welcome where they involve experiments in human subjects, but animal studies are not accepted Model summary
Original articles are welcome where they involve experiments in human subjects, but we do not accept animal studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and authors’ rights
Exclusive licence or non-exclusive licence for UK Crown employees or where BMJ has agreed CC BY applies Model summary
As an open access journal, BMJ Neurology Open adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Articles are published under an exclusive licence or non-exclusive licence for UK Crown employees or where BMJ has agreed CC BY applies. For US Federal Government officers or employees acting as part of their official duties, the terms are as stated in accordance with our licence…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single anonymised peer review Model summary
Articles submitted to BMJ Neurology Open are subject to peer review. The journal operates single anonymised peer review whereby the names of the reviewers are hidden from the author; usually two external reviewer reports are obtained before an Original research or Review article is accepted for publication. Manuscripts authored by a member of a journal’s editorial team are independently peer revie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Fully supports and encourages the archiving of preprints in any recognised, not-for-profit server such as medRxiv Model summary
Preprints foster openness, accessibility and collaboration by allowing authors to make their findings immediately available to the research community and receive feedback on an article before it is submitted to a journal for formal publication. BMJ fully supports and encourages the archiving of preprints in any recognised, not-for-profit server such as medRxiv. BMJ does not consider the posting of…
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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2632-6140
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMJ Neurology Open
What CAS zone is BMJ Neurology Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMJ Neurology Open is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 BMJ Neurology Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at BMJ Neurology Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 73–164 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 BMJ Neurology Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMJ Neurology Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BMJ Neurology Open open access, and what is the APC?
BMJ Neurology Open is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .