Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Imaging Neuroscience
ISSN 2837-6056 · The MIT Press · United States
Imaging Neuroscience: impact factor 3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,600; median 205 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); 447 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Imaging Neuroscience is published by The MIT Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal includes research that significantly contributes to the understanding of brain function, structure, and behavior through the application of neuroimaging, as well as major advances in brain imaging methods. The focus is on imaging of the brain and spinal cord, in humans and other species, and includes neurophysiological and neuromodulation methods.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Shella KeilholzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 39, Canada 11, United Kingdom 9, Germany 7, Netherlands 7 (105 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience22.5%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine11.9%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine10.8%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience10.1%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience6.5%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience6.1%
- Face Recognition and PerceptionNeuroscience3.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 443LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 299 | 299 | 147 |
| 2025 | 447 | 447 | 1,434 |
| 2024 | 368 | 368 | 2,810 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 944 |
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
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 302 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (839 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 1,600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 1,600 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access, non-profit journal Model summary
Imaging Neuroscience is an open access non-profit journal.
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
- The MIT Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2837-6056
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Imaging Neuroscience
What is the impact factor of Imaging Neuroscience?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Imaging Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 153–302 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Imaging Neuroscience based?
Of the 105 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (39), Canada (11) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Imaging Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Imaging Neuroscience is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Imaging Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Imaging Neuroscience is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .