Journal profile · Pathology
Folia Neuropathologica
ISSN 1641-4640 · eISSN 1509-572X · Termedia Publishing House Ltd. · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Folia Neuropathologica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.56; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folia Neuropathologica is published by Termedia Publishing House 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 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This international journal deals with all aspects of clinical and experimental neuropathology and related fields of neuroscience research. The scope of journal includes surgical and experimental pathomorphology, ultrastructure, immunohistochemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology of the nervous tissue. Papers on surgical neuropathology and neuroimaging are also welcome. The reports in other fields relevant to the understanding of human neuropathology might be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 11, United States 3, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Germany 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.7%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience9.2%
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience7.3%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine4.5%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Pathology | 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 |
| Minor | Pathology | 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 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index MedicusPublisher website
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
- 1.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 70Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 654 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 18 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 91 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 266 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 398 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 447 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EUR 350 / PLN 1,650 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | EUR 250 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 350 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 350
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
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- Papers on surgical neuropathology and neuroimaging
Article types accepted8
- case reportCase reportLength not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes original articles and reviewsLength not stated
- original paperOriginal paperLength not stated
- papers on neuroimagingPapers on surgical neuropathology and neuroimaging are also welcome.Length not stated
- papers on surgical neuropathologyPapers on surgical neuropathology and neuroimaging are also welcome.Length not stated
- research letterResearch letterLength not stated
- review paperReview paperLength not stated
- reviewsThe journal publishes original articles and reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose conflicts of interest. Model summary
Authors are responsible for disclosing all financial and personal relationships that might bias or be seen to bias their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications Model summary
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Animal experiments must conform to legal requirements in Poland and EU/NIH guidelines. Model summary
Papers describing animal experiments can be accepted for publication only if the experiment conforms to the legal requirements in Poland as well as with the European Communities Council Directive of November 24, 1986 or the National Institute of Health Guide (National Institute of Health Publications No. 80-23, Revised 1978) for the care and use of Laboratory Animals for experimental procedure.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous review process for all manuscripts. Model summary
All manuscripts will be subject to a process of anonymous editorial review.
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
- Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1641-4640
- Electronic ISSN
- 1509-572X
- Society / sponsor
- Polish Association of Neuropathologists and M
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folia Neuropathologica
What CAS zone is Folia Neuropathologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Folia Neuropathologica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences / Pathology. 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 Folia Neuropathologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.56; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Folia Neuropathologica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Folia Neuropathologica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Folia Neuropathologica based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (11), United States (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Folia Neuropathologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Neuropathologica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Folia Neuropathologica open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Neuropathologica is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .