Journal profile · Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Epilepsia Open
ISSN 2470-9239 · Wiley-Blackwell · United States
Epilepsia Open: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.38; fully open access; APC about USD 3,430; median 121 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 42% (journal website); 238 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Epilepsia Open is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Epilepsy research and treatment, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, together about 56.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary aim of Epilepsia Open is to rapidly publish robust high quality results that provide insights in all aspects of epilepsy research. Specifically, Epilepsia Open will publish peer reviewed, high quality open access articles covering the entire breadth of basic, translational and clinical research in epilepsy. The spectrum of articles may include all disciplines of life and health sciences, such as public/global health science and societal impact studies. Epilepsia Open also welcomes submissions of high quality research with confirmatory results, failure-to-confirm studies, and negative results or interesting study protocols for testing new treatments. Epilepsia Open will publish communications from the ILAE and its Chapters. A priority is also given to commentaries of issues and concepts that enhance the access and application of basic research findings for clinical scientists and health professionals, and promote a better understanding of clinical challenges for biomedical researchers. Epilepsia Open is creating a unique forum for the reputable and speedy open access publication of epilepsy research. We are committed to facilitating and invigorating a robust and successful pipeline for improved human health science in epilepsy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Editor-in-chief Merab KokaiaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 11, Italy 3, Australia 3, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine36.1%
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesMedicine11.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience8.9%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience5.5%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine4%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine3.9%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience3.2%
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicine3.2%
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 | Clinical Neurology | 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 | Clinical Neurology | 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 | Clinical Neurology | 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
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 3.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 4.03Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 493OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 211LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,017Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 218Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 563,908Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,434 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 155 | 155 | 43 |
| 2025 | 238 | 238 | 552 |
| 2024 | 225 | 225 | 1,634 |
| 2023 | 214 | 214 | 2,324 |
| 2022 | 114 | 114 | 1,294 |
| 2021 | 113 | 113 | 1,819 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 88 days – 172 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (460 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 3,430 / GBP 2,290 / EUR 3,180 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,120 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,080 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,700 / GBP 1,800 / EUR 2,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- orcid; title page
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- case reportThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
- commentaryThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
- editorial(1) The Editors-in-Chief of Epilepsia Open invite manuscripts in all areas of epilepsy-related research. Authors are required to pay an article publication char…Length not stated
- narrative reviewThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
- original researchThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
- original research articleThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articleThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
- reviewThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe following types of material may be considered for publication: Peer-reviewed Papers (to be submitted by uploading online via Research Exchange https://autho…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Understanding Open Access
As an open access journal, all articles in Epilepsia Open articles are freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication. Help with Open Access Fees Authors of Wiley Open Access AccountsYour institution may have pre-paid your open access fees. Find out if your institution has a Wiley Open Access Account. Authors from Developing CountriesEpilepsia Open offers an automatic waiv…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2470-9239
- Society / sponsor
- ILAE
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- 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 Epilepsia Open
What CAS zone is Epilepsia Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Epilepsia Open is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / 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 Epilepsia Open?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.38; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Epilepsia Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 88–172 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 42% (2025). 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 Epilepsia Open?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: 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 Epilepsia Open based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Italy (3) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Epilepsia Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Epilepsia Open is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Epilepsia Open open access, and what is the APC?
Epilepsia Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,430.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .