Journal profile · SURGERY
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
ISSN 2277-954X · eISSN 2277-9167 · Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. · United States
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery is published by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 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 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Meningioma and schwannoma management and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor in Chief: Dr Sudhir DubeyIndian Journal of Neurosurgery (IJNS) is the official journal of the Neurological Surgeons' Society of India. IJNS is a peer-reviewed, Open Access, online journal, that consolidates scientific research, content, and practices in the field of neurosurgery. The journal covers technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical, and social issues related to neurosurgery. It is published three times a year, in the month of April, August, and December. This eFirst, Open Access journal publishes accepted manuscripts online ahead of print, making them freely available worldwide on the electronic platform. The journal has no submission or publication charges. Abstracting and indexing: SCOPUS, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Embase, EBSCO, ProQuest IJNS requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: https://www.icmje.org
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Sudhir DubeyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine8.7%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine8.6%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience7.9%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine6.4%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine6.3%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine5.8%
- Spinal Dysraphism and MalformationsMedicine4.9%
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 | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 895 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 1 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 12 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 20 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 62 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 63 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 119 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
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 | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2277-954X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2277-9167
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Neurosurgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Neurosurgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. 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 Indian Journal of Neurosurgery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Neurosurgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Indian Journal of Neurosurgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Neurosurgery is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Journal of Neurosurgery open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 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, 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: .