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European Stroke Journal
ISSN 2396-9873 · eISSN 2396-9881 · SAGE
European Stroke Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.08; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,400; median 68 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Stroke Journal is published by SAGE 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
From 1st Jan 2026, European Stroke Journal (ESJ) will be published by Oxford University Press and will become a fully open access journal. All arti...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine30.8%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine10.8%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine10.4%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine9.2%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine4.8%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine2.5%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine2.5%
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 | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
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 | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 2 |
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 | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
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
- 5.08LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 394OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,063 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,177 | 2,177 | 154 |
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | 558 |
| 2024 | 156 | 156 | 1,510 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | 2,122 |
| 2022 | 125 | 125 | 1,986 |
| 2021 | 76 | 69 | 4,348 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 84 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (437 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".
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 4,400 / GBP 3,226 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2396-9873
- Electronic ISSN
- 2396-9881
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Stroke Journal
What CAS zone is European Stroke Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Stroke Journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Peripheral Vascular Disease. 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 Stroke Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.08; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at European Stroke Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 53–84 days). 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 Stroke Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Stroke Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Stroke Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Stroke Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .