Journal profile · Neurosciences
CEREBELLUM
ISSN 1473-4222 · eISSN 1473-4230 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2002
CEREBELLUM: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,790; median 98 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 173 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CEREBELLUM is published by Springer US 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 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Vestibular and auditory disorders and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An international journal devoted to the science of the cerebellum and its role in ataxia and other medical disorders. There is currently intense interest in the genetics of cerebellar ataxias and in the roles of the cerebellum in motor control and cognitive functioning. This region contains more neurons than all the other structures of the brain. As a result of the ageing population, diseases associated with cerebellar dysfunction are becoming more widespread. Despite the vast amount of scientific research in this area, no journal exists that is devoted specifically to the cerebellum. The growing number of researchers in this field currently have to find information in a wide range of publications. The Cerebellum will cover all the latest developments in this field to ensure readers are kept fully up to date from one source. The unique Editorial Board comprising internationally-renowned experts aims to create an authoritative journal that will be a significant and original addition to the neuroscience literature. The Cerebellum will be of immense interest to researchers including: neuroscientists in molecular and cellular biology; neurophysiologists; researchers in neurotransmission; neurologists; geneticians; radiologists; paediatricians; anatomists; neuropsychologists; trainees in neurology and psychiatry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Mario MantoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 33, Japan 7, Italy 6, United Kingdom 5, Canada 5 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience17.2%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience16.4%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6.1%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine3.8%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience3.5%
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesNeuroscience3.5%
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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,364OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 163LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 713,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143 | 64 | 28 |
| 2025 | 173 | 68 | 369 |
| 2024 | 126 | 69 | 795 |
| 2023 | 144 | 78 | 1,284 |
| 2022 | 157 | 84 | 1,945 |
| 2021 | 129 | 61 | 2,135 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 134 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 115 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (340 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,790 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Cerebellum and rhythmsDeadline
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- correspondencelong, with no more than 15 references. Correspondence items should be no more than 1000 words in length, with 1 figure or table. Transparent standards ofmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialThe Cerebellum is a high-quality quarterly journal which will publish material relevant to the understanding of the functions of the cerebellum and cerebellar a…main text ≤ 10,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 15
- reviews of presentation. Original reports and reviews can be up to 10,000 words in length. Please contact the Editor to discuss the suitabimain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Publisher (or grant the Publisher exclusive publication and dissemination rights). This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws. Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, they agree to the Spr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in The Cerebellum, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1473-4222
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-4230
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Research on the Cerebellum
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CEREBELLUM
What CAS zone is CEREBELLUM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CEREBELLUM is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 CEREBELLUM?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.03; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at CEREBELLUM?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 61–134 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of CEREBELLUM?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of CEREBELLUM based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (33), Japan (7) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CEREBELLUM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CEREBELLUM is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CEREBELLUM open access, and what is the APC?
CEREBELLUM is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,790.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .