Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
European Journal of Neurology
ISSN 1351-5101 · eISSN 1468-1331 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
European Journal of Neurology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.25; fully open access; APC about USD 3,960; median 126 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 488 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Neurology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Neurology publishes the highest quality peer-reviewed original research articles, reviews – preferably systematic reviews, invited or unsolicited – , EAN guidelines and position papers on pioneering efforts and innovative studies in the medical management of all neurological conditions such as dementia, stroke, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, neuromuscular and infectious diseases. The European Journal of Neurology, the official journal of the European Academy of Neurology, is an international peer-reviewed publication that covers the whole field of neurology, with a good balance between subspecialties. Basic science papers are welcome if they help with the understanding of an important clinical issue, and will be published together with an editorial commentary written by a clinician. The target audience consists of neurologists who are non-specialised in their clinical activity, and of those who have a specific field of interest and want to be kept informed about the latest neurological innovations and what is of interest to neurologists working in other subspecialities of neurology. Therefore, a priority will be given, by the editors, to articles of interest for most neurologists – irrespective of their subspecialty and practice – and to manuscripts covering aspects at the crossroads between different subspecialties. Manuscripts that are of interest only for a few highly specialised neurologists are more suitable for specialised journals. The journal is aimed at an international audience of clinicians and basic researchers in neurology. The journal uses the most advanced production methods to ensure rapid publication and welcomes submission of papers from all parts of the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Claudia SommerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6, Germany 4, Italy 4, Switzerland 4, Spain 3 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine9%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine7.4%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine7.3%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.8%
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience4.5%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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 | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | 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
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 4.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112LetPub ·
- h-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 381LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 438Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,865,205Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,867 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 302 | 302 | 170 |
| 2025 | 488 | 488 | 1,688 |
| 2024 | 429 | 429 | 3,668 |
| 2023 | 530 | 446 | 6,772 |
| 2022 | 450 | 269 | 7,022 |
| 2021 | 597 | 282 | 11,842 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (882 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 3,960 / GBP 3,030 / EUR 3,360 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,600 / EUR 3,050 / GBP 2,750 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- AMA
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship, nor do they have legal standing or the ab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal expects data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Papers found appropriate for the Journal will be sub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
European Journal of Neurology (EJoN) will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Please find the full Wiley preprint policy here.
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 Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1351-5101
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-1331
- Society / sponsor
- European Academy of Neurology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 9 (September 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 European Journal of Neurology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Neurology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Neurology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences. 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 European Journal of Neurology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.25; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 182.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Neurology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 80–181 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (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 European Journal of Neurology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: AMA; Graphical abstract: 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 European Journal of Neurology based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), Germany (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Neurology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Neurology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Neurology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Neurology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,960.
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: .