Journal profile · Neuroscience-Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Dystonia
ISSN 2813-2106 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Dystonia: impact factor 1.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dystonia is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurological disorders and treatments, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, together about 63.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dystonia aims to be the leading journal in the field by publishing open access premier research on all basic, clinical and translational aspects of the dystonias. Contributions that open new research avenues and address longstanding questions are particularly encouraged. The journal will consider studies involving clinical or experimental human research, animal models, computational or theoretical neuroscience, and in vitro approaches. Case reports will be considered if rigorous studies of individual patients enhance the overall understanding of dystonia pathophysiology or its treatment. Methods papers focusing on a novel approach that adds significant conceptual knowledge to experimental techniques will be encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neuroscience-Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, France 2, India 1, Germany 1, Italy 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine31.8%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine18.5%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience13.7%
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesNeuroscience6%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience4.3%
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and MyoclonusMedicine3%
- Parkinson's Disease and Spinal DisordersMedicine2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, CNKI, Crossref, Semantic Scholar
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 (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 86 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 33 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 147 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 143 |
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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | Yes | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
The journal applies the CrossMark logo to maintain published content and alert readers to changes. Model summary
CrossMark is a multi-publisher initiative to provide a standard way for readers to locate the current version of a piece of content. By applying the CrossMark logo the journal is committed to maintaining the content it publishes and to alerting readers to changes if and when they occur.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Policies and publication ethics
All articles are published with open access under the CC-BY Creative Commons attribution license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2.1. CC-BY Licence
Figures, tables, and images are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence; authors must obtain permission for copyrighted material from other sources. Model summary
All figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence, and permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures and images from the internet). It is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access statement
Open access under CC-BY v4.0 license Model summary
Dystonia provides online free gold open access to the journal and all of its research publications.Open Access funder and institutional mandates: Dystonia is fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY). Funder mandates such as those by the Wellcome Trust (UK), National Institutes of Health (USA) and the Australian Res…
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2813-2106
- Society / sponsor
- Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dystonia
What is the impact factor of Dystonia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Dystonia?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Dystonia based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), France (2) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dystonia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dystonia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Dystonia open access, and what is the APC?
Dystonia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .