Journal profile · Neurosciences
European Journal of Neuroscience
ISSN 0953-816X · eISSN 1460-9568 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Semimonthly
European Journal of Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,560; median 151 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 87.5%; 461 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Neuroscience is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function and Memory and Neural Mechanisms, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We publish original research articles and reviews in all the domains of neuroscience including molecular (including neurochemistry and neuropharmacology), cellular, developmental, systems, behavioural, cognitive and computational neuroscience. The key aim of work published in EJN is that it furthers our understanding of the nervous system in health and disease. In our pursuit of reproducibility in science, we also welcome Registered Reports and encourage submissions that report negative results and those that replicate or fail to replicate previous studies. Submitted papers are handled by a diverse and inclusive international editorial team of outstanding experts in their respective fields that represent all aspects of neuroscience. Papers are rapidly, rigorously and fairly peer reviewed by international experts on our Board of Reviewing Editors and other members of the international community. We never reject papers on the basis of what is considered to be ‘fashionable in neuroscience’. All papers of sufficient scientific quality are carefully considered by the Editors and submitted for review. The review process is transparent in that all review documents are published as supplementary materials to the paper. Publish your research in the journal to benefit from: No submission fee or page charges. No word limits. Expert and rigorous peer review. Transparent review process Free colour in the online version. Rapid online publication: final papers published online ahead of issue publication. ‘Your paper your way’. Thematically focussed Special Issues (see for example Volume 47 Issue 6 or Volume 47 Issue 10) In addition, authors of review articles published in EJN can take advantage of the following: A year's free online subscription to EJN. Free colour figures. Regular updates on downloads and citations. A free book to first-named author. Read a copy of our Aims and Scope in Chinese here. Read the Co- Editor in Chief's New Editorial Initatives published in Volume 41 Issue 1 EJN is fully accessible to members of all national and monodisciplinary societies affiliated to FENS, and to the member of the Society for Neuroscience. See News web page for details.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief John FoxePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 49, United Kingdom 20, France 13, Germany 7, Spain 6 (150 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience18.5%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience8.4%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience5.8%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience5.4%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience4.7%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience4.2%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsPublisher 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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 191LetPub ·
- h-index
- 281OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,055OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 374LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 398Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,391,187Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,263 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 335 | 237 | 112 |
| 2025 | 461 | 324 | 1,152 |
| 2024 | 434 | 325 | 2,129 |
| 2023 | 350 | 264 | 2,665 |
| 2022 | 341 | 193 | 4,008 |
| 2021 | 491 | 274 | 8,340 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (856 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 3.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 87.5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,560 / EUR 2,980 / GBP 2,380 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted14
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports Learn more here.Length not stated
- research reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- short communicationShort Commun-ication Should report a significant advance in the field and should represent a ‘complete’ study rather than preliminary observations.Length not stated
- special issue articleSpecial Issue Article Special issue articles are formatted and considered in the same way as 'research reports'.Length not stated
- special issue reviewSpecial Issue Review Special issue review are formatted and considered in the same way as 'Review Article'.Length not stated
- spotlightSpotlight Brief reviews that evaluate and discuss novel techniques, controversial research approaches, or issues of validity concerning a major methodology or r…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Report This includes reports of new research findings or conceptual analyse…Length not stated
- technical noteTechnical Note Description of a specific technique or procedure, or a significant modification of an existing technique, procedure or device; new algorithm or c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Uses APA reference style; free format submission. Model summary
This journal uses APA reference style; as the journal offers Free Format submission, however, this is for information only and you do not need to format the references in your article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Open Research: expects authors to share data, materials, research instruments in public repositories. Model summary
EJN expects authors to share the data, materials, research instruments, and other artifacts supporting the results in their study by archiving them in an appropriate public repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licensing options: standard copyright agreement or Open Access under Creative Commons License. Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-anonymised peer review during submission; transparent peer review model for published papers. Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online here. For help with submissions, please contact: ejneditorial.office@wiley.com This journal does not charge submission fees.
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- ISSN
- 0953-816X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-9568
- Society / sponsor
- FENS
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Neuroscience
What CAS zone is European Journal of Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Neuroscience is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 European Journal of Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 5, h-index 281.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 96–212 days); authors report an average review time of about 3.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 87.5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Neuroscience based?
Of the 150 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (49), United Kingdom (20) and France (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Neuroscience is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,560.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .