Journal profile · Pathology
Clinical Neuropathology
ISSN 0722-5091 · Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Clinical Neuropathology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.68; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Neuropathology is published by Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle 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 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Meningioma and schwannoma management and Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Neuropathology appears bi-monthly and publishes reviews and editorials, original papers, short communications and reports on recent advances in the entire field of clinical neuropathology. Papers on experimental neuropathologic subjects are accepted if they bear a close relationship to human diseases. Correspondence (letters to the editors) and current information including book announcements will also be published.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine27.3%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine6.7%
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesMedicine6%
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Brain Metastases and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Neuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.8%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience3.6%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pathology | 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 | Pathology | 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 | Pathology | 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
- 0.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 270OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,015 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | 41 | 1 | 102 |
| 2021 | 50 | 3 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0722-5091
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Neuropathology
What CAS zone is Clinical Neuropathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Neuropathology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Pathology. 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 Clinical Neuropathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.68; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Neuropathology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index Clinical Neuropathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Neuropathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Neuropathology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Neuropathology 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .