Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
European Neurology
ISSN 0014-3022 · eISSN 1421-9913 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1968
European Neurology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.99; hybrid open access; median 139 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Neurology is published by S. Karger AG 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Neurological disorders and treatments, together about 20.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Neurology publishes research papers, reviews, and letters to the editor that address the entire spectrum of research and practice in neurology. The journal covers clinical aspects of diseases of the nervous system and muscles, as well as their neuropathological, biochemical, and electrophysiological basis. European Neurology also evaluates new diagnostic probes, pharmacological and surgical treatments from clinical evidence, and basic investigative studies. The journal features original works and reviews on the history of neurology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Cristina GranzieraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine7.3%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine5.2%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.1%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine5%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,345OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 37 | 18 | 38 |
| 2024 | 33 | 11 | 87 |
| 2023 | 54 | 25 | 306 |
| 2022 | 68 | 25 | 658 |
| 2021 | 96 | 30 | 716 |
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
139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 28 daysPublisher 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1968
- ISSN
- 0014-3022
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9913
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 89, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Neurology
What CAS zone is European Neurology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Neurology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Neurology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.99; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at European Neurology?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 85–194 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 European Neurology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Neurology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Neurology open access, and what is the APC?
European Neurology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .