Journal profile · Neurosciences
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
ISSN 0891-0618 · eISSN 1873-6300 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.66; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,230; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy is published by Elsevier 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 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, together about 27.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience15.3%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience6.7%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience6%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.1%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.66LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,398OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.22%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | 17 | 163 |
| 2023 | 108 | 22 | 831 |
| 2022 | 95 | 27 | 889 |
| 2021 | 103 | 16 | 1,690 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,230 / EUR 2,950 / GBP 2,590 / JPY 381,080 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0891-0618
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-6300
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
What CAS zone is Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Neurosciences. 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 Chemical Neuroanatomy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.66; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Chemical Neuroanatomy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,230.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .