Journal profile
Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal
ISSN 1934-3361 · Appalachian State University Honors College · United States
Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IMPULSE is the first international, online neuroscience journal for undergraduate publications. Submissions are reviewed by students worldwide under faculty guidance, and articles are immediately published online as they are accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Matthew WilkinsonPublisher website
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorial2026 EDITORIAL | Issue 2026 | Editor: by Nina Pimenov and Donald O'MalleyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review by students worldwide under faculty guidance; articles published online immediately upon acceptance. Model summary
Submissions are reviewed by students worldwide under faculty guidance, and articles are immediately published online as they are accepted.
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
- Appalachian State University Honors College
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1934-3361
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal
How long does peer review take at Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Which databases index Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Impulse The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .