Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
ISSN 0271-678X · eISSN 1559-7016 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1981
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,200; review about 149 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 195 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism stands at the interface between basic and clinical neurovascular research, and features timely and relevant peer-reviewed research highlighting experimental, theoretical, and clinical aspects of brain circulation, metabolism and imaging. It is relevant to any physician or scientist with an interest in brain function, including … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Jun ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 57, Mainland China 10, United Kingdom 9, Germany 8, Japan 6 (124 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine11.1%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine10.8%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience10.4%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience7.5%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine6.5%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4.9%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine4.4%
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 4.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 177LetPub ·
- h-index
- 287OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,602OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 189LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,098 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 220 | 206 | 80 |
| 2025 | 195 | 183 | 707 |
| 2024 | 176 | 176 | 1,740 |
| 2023 | 197 | 197 | 2,899 |
| 2022 | 170 | 169 | 4,027 |
| 2021 | 194 | 193 | 5,800 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
149 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 3 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,200 / GBP 3,079 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 130 / USD 3,000 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 97
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
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- brief opinion articlesBrief Opinion Articles should present a particular view on a hot topic using the mini review format. Abstract: 100 words maximum Article: 2,500 words including …Length not stated
- commentaryPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
- commentary articlesCommentary Articles put an original article in context and expand on how the findings are relevant Abstract: 100 words maximum Article: 1,000 words including ab…Length not stated
- mini reviewPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
- mini review articlesMini Review Articles should focus on a clearly defined topic of current interest, and describe recent developments in the field. Abstract: 100 words maximum Art…Length not stated
- negative results reportsNegative Results ReporLength not stated
- opinionPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
- opinion articlesOpinion Articles represent an opportunity to present particular views on a topic using the review format. Article: 8,000 words including abstract and acknowledg…Length not stated
- original articlePlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles are full-length reports of current research. Article: 6,000 words including abstract and acknowledgement but excluding author contributions st…Length not stated
- rapid communicationPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
- rapid communicationsRapid Communications are intended to disseminate information as quickly as possible due to the new research and information presented. Article: 6,000 words incl…Length not stated
- reviewPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
- review articlePlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articlesReview Articles (including Systematic Reviews) are comprehensive analyses of specific topics Article: 8,000 words including abstract and acknowledgements but ex…Length not stated
- systematic reviewPlease visit the Sage Journal Author Gateway for guidance on producing visual and/or video abstracts. Although the Editors and referees make every effort to ens…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data sharing policy Model summary
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. As a condition of publication authors are required to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data availability statement. This sho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Member of COPE Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
PUBLICATION PAGE CHARGES (Do not apply to invited authors) After final layout for publication, each page of an article will incur a fixed charge of: $97 per page for members of the ISCBFM $130 per page for non-members This charge is fully inclusive of colour reproduction of all colour images in print, HTML and PDF formats. It covers also a proportion of the costs of processing and producing the ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single anonymisedReviewer interacts with: EditorReview information published: Reviewer identities (reviewer opt in) Two independent reviews are required for a manuscript to reach a Revise or Accept decision, with the exception of the following manuscript types: Editorials (1 reviews required). JCBFM do…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0271-678X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-7016
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism / Hematology / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.71; CiteScore 9.5, h-index 287.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM?
The publisher reports about 149 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28.8%. 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 JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM based?
Of the 124 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (57), Mainland China (10) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .