Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-NEUROSCIENCES
Brain Impairment
ISSN 1443-9646 · eISSN 1839-5252 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 4 issues per year · Founded 2000
Brain Impairment: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.42; hybrid open access; median 235 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press has ceased publication of Brain Impairment on completion of Volume 24 (2023). From Issue 1 of Volume 25 (2024), the Journal is published by CSIRO Publishing. Please visit the new website at: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ib Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brain Impairment is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 45.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal addresses topics related to the aetiology, epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of brain impairment with a particular focus on the implications for functional status, participation, rehabilitation and quality of life. Disciplines reflect a broad multidisciplinary scope and include neuroscience, neurology, neuropsychology, psychiatry, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, social work, and nursing. Submissions are welcome across the full range of conditions that affect brain function (stroke, tumour, progressive neurological illnesses, dementia, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, etc.) throughout the lifespan.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-NEUROSCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine27.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine10.3%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine7.3%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine6.5%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine4.8%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience4.6%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine3.2%
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 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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
- 1.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 239OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 934 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41 | 28 | 45 |
| 2024 | 60 | 46 | 172 |
| 2023 | 40 | 16 | 142 |
| 2022 | 44 | 35 | 201 |
| 2021 | 33 | 15 | 223 |
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
235 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 179 days – 319 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (66 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 ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1443-9646
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-5252
- Society / sponsor
- Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brain Impairment
What CAS zone is Brain Impairment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brain Impairment is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences / Rehabilitation. 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 Brain Impairment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.42; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Brain Impairment?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 235 days (interquartile range 179–319 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks. 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 Brain Impairment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brain Impairment is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Brain Impairment open access, and what is the APC?
Brain Impairment is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .