Journal profile · NEUROSCIENCES
Experimental Brain Research
ISSN 0014-4819 · eISSN 1432-1106 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · 12 issues per year · Founded 1966
Experimental Brain Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 110 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 232 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Experimental Brain Research is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Motor Control and Adaptation, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Muscle activation and electromyography studies, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1966, Experimental Brain Research publishes original contributions on many aspects of experimental research of the central and peripheral nervous system. The scope of the journal encompasses neurophysiological mechanisms underlying sensory, motor, and cognitive functions in health and disease. This includes developmental, cellular, molecular, computational and translational neuroscience approaches. The journal does not normally consider manuscripts with a singular specific focus on pharmacology or the action of specific natural substances on the nervous system.Article Types: Original Paper, Review, Mini-Review, Case Study, Correspondence Before submitting a manuscript, please consult "Submission Guidelines" at www.springer.com/221. Prerequisites for publication: Authorship. The Editors of Experimental Brain Research subscribe to recommendations formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors [Ann Int Med (1988) 108:258-265] regarding criteria for authorship. Accordingly, each person listed as an author or coauthor for a submitted report must meet all of three criteria. An author or coauthor shall have: 1. conceived, planned, and performed the work leading to the report, or interpreted the evidence presented, or both; 2. written the report or reviewed successive versions and shared in their revisions; 3. approved the final version. Meeting these criteria should provide each author sufficient knowledge of and participation in the work that he or she can accept public responsibility for the report.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NEUROSCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Winston ByblowPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 18, Canada 8, Australia 4, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Motor Control and AdaptationNeuroscience13.9%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience10.1%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering8.3%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience6.5%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience6.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6.5%
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience5.8%
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesNeuroscience4.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | 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
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCASERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156LetPub ·
- h-index
- 309OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 229LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,500,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 184 | 90 | 38 |
| 2025 | 232 | 105 | 463 |
| 2024 | 225 | 98 | 964 |
| 2023 | 221 | 117 | 1,654 |
| 2022 | 256 | 109 | 2,162 |
| 2021 | 285 | 107 | 3,765 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 158 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (474 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
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 2,590 / EUR 3,990 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- commentaryResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …Length not stated
- correspondenceResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …Length not stated
- mini-reviewsReview articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome.Length not stated
- original researchResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …main text ≤ 7,000 words
- research articlesResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Length not stated
- reviewResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …main text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articleResearch Articles are the most common type of paper published.Review articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome. The main purpose of a Review or Mini-Review is …main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review articlesReview articles and Mini-Reviews are most welcome.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must indicate whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, authors should state: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Experimental Brain Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Sharing
Preprint sharing encouraged; disclose details (DOI, licensing) at submission. Model summary
Experimental Brain Research encourages posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers. Please disclose details of preprint posting, including DOI and licensing terms, upon submission. More details on our Preprint Policy can be found here Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors must suggest five reviewers with names, affiliations, and valid e-mail addresses. Model summary
When submitting your paper, you must provide the names, affiliations, and valid e-mail addresses of five (5) reviewers. If you do not do so, your paper will be returned, unreviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0014-4819
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1106
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Experimental Brain Research
What CAS zone is Experimental Brain Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Experimental Brain Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Experimental Brain Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.06; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 309.
How long does peer review take at Experimental Brain Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 78–158 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Experimental Brain Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5. 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 Experimental Brain Research based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Canada (8) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Experimental Brain Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Experimental Brain Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Experimental Brain Research open access, and what is the APC?
Experimental Brain Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .