Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Epilepsy Currents
ISSN 1535-7597 · eISSN 1535-7511 · American Epilepsy Society · UNITED STATES · Founded 2001
Epilepsy Currents: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.5; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Epilepsy Currents is published by American Epilepsy Society 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, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, together about 55.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Epilepsy Currents is an open access, bi-monthly current-awareness journal providing reviews, commentaries and abstracts from the world’s literature on the research and treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy Currents surveys and comments on all important research and developments in a format that is easy to read and reference. Each issue is divided into two main sections: Basic Science and Clinical Science. An outstanding Editorial Board reviews the literature and assigns topics and articles to world experts for comment. In addition, the Editors commission authoritative review articles on important subjects.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine28.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience16.9%
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesMedicine11%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience4.7%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine4%
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine2.9%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 398OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 131 | 131 | 28 |
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | 152 |
| 2024 | 135 | 135 | 197 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 229 |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | 363 |
| 2021 | 126 | 126 | 596 |
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)
- Fairly 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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
- American Epilepsy Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1535-7597
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-7511
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Epilepsy Currents
What CAS zone is Epilepsy Currents in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Epilepsy Currents is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Epilepsy Currents?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.5; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Epilepsy Currents?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Epilepsy Currents?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Epilepsy Currents is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Epilepsy Currents open access, and what is the APC?
Epilepsy Currents is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .