Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
ISSN 1749-7221 · Georg Thieme Verlag KG · Germany
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,200; median 147 days to acceptance (16 articles, last 24 months); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury is published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG 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 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation, Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Nerve injury and regeneration, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For further information about how to submit a manuscript to JBPPNI, including details about the publication fee, please see the author instructions. Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury (JBPPNI) is an Open Access, online journal encompassing all aspects of basic and clinical research findings in the area of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury. Articles on diagnostic and imaging aspects of the peripheral nervous system are welcomed as well. The peripheral nervous system is unique in its complexity and scope of influence. There are areas of interest in the anatomy, physiology, metabolism, phylogeny, and limb growth tropism of peripheral nerves. The brachial plexus is an important peripheral nerve functional unit and is extensively studied as a model for nerve injury management. Current areas of interest in the brachial plexus include clinical as well as basic scientific elements that will enhance recovery from injury.The purpose of the journal is to foster interdisciplinary discussion of disease entities to stimulate new thinking and generate novel techniques of peripheral nerve injury management. All articles in JBPPNI undergo rigorous blind peer review. Abstracting and indexing: Cases Database, Citebase, DOAJ, Embase, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, OAIster, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), SCImago, Scirus, Scopus, SOCOLAR, Web of Science, Zetoc, EBSCO, ProQuest JBPPNI 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): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine26.9%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine17.1%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience9.4%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.6%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine3.7%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine3.3%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine3.1%
- Spinal Cord Injury ResearchMedicine2.9%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | 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
Web of SciencePMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 249 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 83 |
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
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (16 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 16 articles with submission and acceptance dates (18 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | EUR 2,875 / USD 3,200 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,000 / USD 2,300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,000 / USD 2,300 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 3,015 / USD 3,355 | — | — |
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1749-7221
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
What CAS zone is Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury?
Based on the dates recorded on 16 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 83–239 days); 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 Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,200.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .