Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Journal of Clinical Neurology
ISSN 1738-6586 · eISSN 2005-5013 · Korean Neurological Association · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 2005
Journal of Clinical Neurology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 71 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Neurology is published by Korean Neurological Association 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 Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JCN aims to publish the cutting-edge research from around the world. The JCN covers clinical and translational research for physicians and researchers in the field of neurology. Encompassing the entire neurological diseases, our main focus is on the common disorders including stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, headache, and peripheral neuropathy. Any authors affiliated with an accredited biomedical institution may submit manuscripts of original articles, review articles, and letters to the editor. The JCN will allow clinical neurologists to enrich their knowledge of patient management, education, and clinical or experimental research, and hence their professionalism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Byung-Jo KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 37, United States 7, Taiwan, China 2, United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience12.1%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine9.2%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine7.8%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine5.2%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5.1%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience3.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 707OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,839 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 51 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 247 |
| 2024 | 106 | 106 | 570 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | 689 |
| 2022 | 112 | 112 | 971 |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | 1,423 |
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 Crossref · to
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 107 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 57 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (193 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- commentaryJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…Length not stated
- editorialJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…Length not stated
- editorialsJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials.Length not stated
- letterJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…Length not stated
- letter to the editorJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…Length not stated
- letters to the editorJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…main text ≤ 750 words
- opinionJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…Length not stated
- original articleJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…main text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- original articlesJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials.Length not stated
- reviewJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review, with the identities of peer r…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- reviewsJCN publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Editorials.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
JCN recommends that authorship be based on the following four criteria produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html): • Made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
The corresponding author of a manuscript is asked to inform the Editor of any potential conflicts of interest of the authors that could have influenced the research or the interpretation of data. Such conflicts may include financial support from or private connections with pharmaceutical companies, political pressure from interest groups, or academic problems. Any potential conflicts of interest s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The copyright of published manuscripts is held by the Korean Neurological Association. Any commercial use (except for lectures) of data, tables, figures, or videos published in JCN without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited, even if they are taken from the authors' own manuscripts to be used in any commercial purpose. This statement is consistent with the Creative Commons (Attri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review Process and Acceptance
Peer-reviewed Model summary
The Editor-in-Chief will first screen a submitted manuscript according to the JCN editorial policy. During that screening process, information about the author can be revealed to the Editorial Office staff and the Editorial Committee. If the manuscript is considered to be suitable for proceeding to the review process, the Editor-in-Chief with assistance from the Editorial Office staff will assign …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines for Specific Study Designs
It is recommended for authors to follow the established reporting guidelines (http://www.equator-network.org) for the specific study design, such as randomized control study (i.e., CONSORT), study of diagnostic accuracy (i.e., STARD), meta-analyses and systematic reviews (i.e., PRISMA), case reports (i.e., CARE), and observational studies (i.e., STROBE).
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
- Korean Neurological Association
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1738-6586
- Electronic ISSN
- 2005-5013
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Neurology
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Neurology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Neurology 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Neurology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.5; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Neurology?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 44–107 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16.1% (2025). 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 Clinical Neurology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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 Clinical Neurology based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (37), United States (7) and Taiwan, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Neurology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Neurology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Clinical Neurology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Neurology 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .