Journal profile · Neuroscience-General Neuroscience
eNeuro
ISSN 2373-2822 · Society for Neuroscience · UNITED STATES
eNeuro: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.47; fully open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 164 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 288 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
eNeuro is published by Society for Neuroscience 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 Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Memory and Neural Mechanisms, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
eNeuro is SfN’s open access, multidisciplinary journal that publishes high-quality papers in all areas of neuroscience that increase our understanding of the nervous system including molecular, cellular, developmental, cognitive and behavioral research, animal model and computational modeling studies of any length. In addition to original research, the editors encourage submissions that report null results and replication studies. These papers, along with reviews, methods papers, commentaries, and opinions, serve the neuroscience community with both new and sometimes controversial findings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neuroscience-General Neuroscience
Editor-in-chief Christophe Bernard INSERMPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience14.3%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience13.7%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience6.9%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience4.3%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience4%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience4%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience3.9%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeuroscience3.9%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
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
- 2.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,971OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 275LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,512 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 206 | 206 | 80 |
| 2025 | 288 | 288 | 651 |
| 2024 | 359 | 359 | 2,212 |
| 2023 | 326 | 326 | 2,989 |
| 2022 | 330 | 330 | 4,374 |
| 2021 | 379 | 379 | 6,796 |
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 PubMed · to
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 107 days – 200 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (569 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 3,690 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,925 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,925 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 1,305
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 5
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted22, with length limits
- brief reportResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…main text ≤ 4,500 words
- commentariesCommentaries are short articles (limited to 3,000 words, 8 references, 1-2 figures or tables) that discuss published articles or issues of special interest.Length not stated
- commentaryd approval of the Editorial Board only. Commentaries are short articles (limited to 3,000 words, 8 references, 1-2 figures or tables) that discuss publishemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- confirmationConfirmation: Research papers from authors confirming they replicated and extended someone else’s work of significant importance.Length not stated
- history of neuroscienceHistory of Neuroscience papers reflect on how major discoveries were made, how fields evolved, and the history of great neuroscientists.Length not stated
- hypothesisResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…Length not stated
- methods/new toolsMethods/New Tools: Well-documented discussions of new methods and tools that may be useful to the scientific community.Length not stated
- negative resultsNegative Results: Research papers from authors who tried to test important hypotheses but did not get the outcome they expected. Failed preclinical tests are pa…Length not stated
- new researchNew Research: Research articles that contribute to neuroscience literature by expanding knowledge in areas of fundamental importance, or research from authors w…Length not stated
- open source tools and methodsOpen Source Tools and Methods are brief reports (limited to 4,500 words) describing the creation and use of open-source tools in neuroscience research.Length not stated
- opinionview, or improve on an idea or theory. Opinions are short articles (limited to 4,000 words, 10 references, and 2 figures or tables) that present new imain text ≤ 4,000 words
- opinionsOpinions are short articles (limited to 4,000 words, 10 references, and 2 figures or tables) that present new ideas or discuss the state of a given field.Length not stated
- protocolResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…Length not stated
- registered reportResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports are an empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are preregistered and reviewed prior to research being conducted.Length not stated
- research articleResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research highlightsResearch Highlights are short, trainee-written reviews of recently published eNeuro articles aimed at a broad scientific audience.Length not stated
- research paperResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…Length not stated
- reviewResearch articles are published under the following topic sections: Development; Neuronal Excitability; Sensory and Motor Systems; Integrative Systems; Cognitio…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews provide timely, comprehensive, and conceptual advances and integration of a field or topic.Length not stated
- societal impactSocietal Impact papers discuss and analyze the social and ethical aspects of research and are written with advanced approval of the Editorial Board only.Length not stated
- theory/new conceptsTheory/New Concepts are research article–length papers that are not necessarily based on experimental data and question existing dogma in the field.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest Reviewer Conflict of Interest Policy
eNeuro seeks to avoid any real, potential, and/or perceived conflicts of interest in the manuscript review process. To accomplish this, we ask reviewers to recognize potential competing interests that could lead them to be positively or negatively disposed towards an article and to recuse themselves if they feel that they are unable to offer an impartial review. Examples of conflicts of interest t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE procedures for misconduct. Model summary
eNeuro follows the recommended procedures outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when dealing with allegations of misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Policy on Copyright and Funder Compliance
CC-BY 4.0 license; authors retain copyright. Model summary
It is essential that the authors retain the copyright for any material submitted to eNeuro, and that they are willing and able to relinquish to eNeuro any licenses that eNeuro requires for publication of accepted manuscripts. Copyright of all material published in eNeuro remains with the authors. The authors grant the Society for Neuroscience a license to publish their work. Immediately upon publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 2. Open access
We strive to be the best open access, neuroscience-specific journal, and we value the importance of access and exchange of great science.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Double-Blind Review eNeuro uses a double-blind review process, which means the identities of both the authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review process. To facilitate this process, authors should ensure their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not reveal their identity. Please use the following as a guide when submitting a paper: ⁘ Eliminate author names and contact inform…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint
Preprints allowed; prior publication not allowed. Model summary
Duncker L, Sahani M (2018) Temporal alignment and latent Gaussian process factor inference in population spike trains. bioRxiv 331751. https://doi.org/10.1101/331751
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Media and Embargo Policies
SfN promotes research in its journals by providing embargoed Early Release papers and recently published research to public information officers and reporters. The embargo for eNeuro Early Release articles distributed to the press lifts at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Mondays. The embargo for all other articles lifts at the time of online publication. For more information on the embargo policy and media…
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
- Society for Neuroscience
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2373-2822
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about eNeuro
What CAS zone is eNeuro in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, eNeuro is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 eNeuro?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.47; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at eNeuro?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 107–200 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of eNeuro?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 5; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Which databases index eNeuro?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, eNeuro is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is eNeuro open access, and what is the APC?
eNeuro is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,690.
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: .