Journal profile · Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
ISSN 0269-9052 · eISSN 1362-301X · Informa Healthcare · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1987
Brain Injury: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; hybrid open access; median 173 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brain Injury is published by Informa Healthcare 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, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, together about 63.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Brain Injury publishes critical information relating to research and clinical practice, adult and pediatric populations. The journal covers a full range of relevant topics relating to clinical, translational, and basic science research. Manuscripts address emergency and acute medical care, acute and post-acute rehabilitation, family and vocational issues, and long-term supports. Coverage includes assessment and interventions for functional, communication, neurological and psychological disorders. Brain Injury is the official research journal of the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA). Members of the IBIA are eligible for a reduced rate subscription as part of their membership. Please contact the Association for further details. The journal was founded by Professor Henry Stonnington MBBS, FRCP, FAAPM&R, FACRM, FAFRM in 1983 and has evolved into one of the leading international neuroscience publications. Dr. Stonington turned over the role of chief editor of the journal to Dr. Nathan Zasler and Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer in 2001. Dr Kreutzer has since retired as coeditor in 2023. Interested in reviewing for this journal? Please email Firas Kobaissy with your contact details, CV and area of expertise. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Rehabilitation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine36.2%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine18.3%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine9.3%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.2%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine2.6%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine2.5%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience1.6%
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 |
| 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 | 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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,373OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 40 | 16 |
| 2025 | 125 | 38 | 152 |
| 2024 | 190 | 67 | 644 |
| 2023 | 93 | 30 | 492 |
| 2022 | 178 | 55 | 1,383 |
| 2021 | 175 | 49 | 1,801 |
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
173 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 287 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 192 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (257 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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0269-9052
- Electronic ISSN
- 1362-301X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 11 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brain Injury
What CAS zone is Brain Injury in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brain Injury is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Injury?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at Brain Injury?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 173 days (interquartile range 122–287 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Injury?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brain Injury is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Brain Injury open access, and what is the APC?
Brain Injury 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: .