Journal profile · Psychology-Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
ISSN 1871-5249 · eISSN 1875-6166 · Bentham
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry: subscription journal; median 109 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry is published by Bentham. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases, together about 26.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine10.7%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience8%
- Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative DiseasesMedicine8%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry6.3%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.9%
- Medicinal Plants and NeuroprotectionMedicine5.8%
- Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsNeuroscience5.7%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology | Q3 | 48/77 | 38th |
| General Neuroscience | Q4 | 85/112 | 24th |
| Molecular Medicine | Q4 | 149/179 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 759 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 452 |
| 2025 | 35 | 1 | 642 |
| 2024 | 63 | 0 | 655 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 646 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2 | 659 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 669 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 201 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 317 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (106 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Bentham
- ISSN
- 1871-5249
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-6166
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
How long does peer review take at Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 75–133 days). 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 Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .