Journal profile · Neurosciences
Journal of Computational Neuroscience
ISSN 0929-5313 · eISSN 1573-6873 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Journal of Computational Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 149 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computational Neuroscience is published by Springer US 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 Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and stochastic dynamics and bifurcation, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Computational Neuroscience publishes original research articles, rapid communications, software papers, perspectives and reviews that advance understanding of: How neural systems process information How the brain and nervous system function Mechanisms underlying neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders How machine learning algorithms provide new insights into brain function and neurological disorders How neuromodulation techniques change brain activity and might restore healthy function Scope and Focus We welcome studies that develop or apply computational models including applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning, to illuminate neural mechanisms at all scales—from molecules, cells, populations, to circuits, systems, cognition, and behavior. Research that tightly integrates modeling with experimental, biological or patient data is especially encouraged, as is work that tests computational hypotheses through innovative experimental design. Innovative and Emerging Approaches To support progress across this rapidly evolving field, we invite submissions that introduce or apply: New computational or theoretical models that open unexplored directions in brain‑function research Innovative uses of imaging, electrophysiology, biophysics, or molecular tools with clear computational interpretation Methodological or analytical advances—including new data‑analysis techniques or experimental paradigms—that provide explanatory insight into neural computation Studies on the computational basis of neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders Recent advancements in software for modeling neural dynamics Brain computer interfaces and neurotechnology Methodology papers should demonstrate how the approach yields new biological, computational or therapeutic insight. Our Mission The journal aims to represent all levels of investigation relevant to computational neuroscience. We particularly encourage submissions from authors working in emerging, interdisciplinary, and fast‑moving areas of the field. Prospective authors who are unsure of whether their manuscript is in the scope of the Journal are encouraged to contact the Editor in Chief prior to submission.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Dimitris PinotsisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 12, United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 3, Australia 3, France 2 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience31%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience9.5%
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcationPhysics and Astronomy9.1%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience8.7%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering6.2%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeuroscience4.9%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience3.6%
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 | Mathematical & Computational 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 | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Mathematical & Computational 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexMEDLINEINSPECEmbasezbMATHDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 897OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 234,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 26 | 14 |
| 2025 | 27 | 19 | 35 |
| 2024 | 25 | 13 | 72 |
| 2023 | 22 | 13 | 92 |
| 2022 | 33 | 15 | 352 |
| 2021 | 35 | 23 | 286 |
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
149 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 225 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 170 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- computational and/or statistical analysis, without a model
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editorialBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …Length not stated
- full paperBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …Length not stated
- perspectiveBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- regular articleBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …Length not stated
- research paperBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …Length not stated
- reviewBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- short communicationBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …Length not stated
- viewpointBefore submitting your manuscript to this journal, please use the Aims & Scope text to make sure that the content fits into the journal. Consideration of these …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Code availability, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability Policy on Software Availability
Software availability policy Model summary
The Journal of Computational Neuroscience holds as a principle that program code and model parameter data sets must be made freely available for academic use, and requires that authors abide by this principle. When submitting, authors are also required to disclose any financial interest in or relationship to entities that own intellectual property rights to material described in the publication, s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Computational Neuroscience, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium
Member of NPRC Model summary
The Journal of Computational Neuroscience is a member of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC), an alliance of neuroscience journals that have agreed to share manuscript reviews at the author's request. The NPRC has been formed to expedite the review process, to speed the publication of research reports, and to reduce the overall burden on peer reviewers. For information about the Consort…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0929-5313
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6873
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Journal of Computational Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computational Neuroscience is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational 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 Computational Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 3, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Computational Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 149 days (interquartile range 103–225 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Computational Neuroscience?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA. 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 Computational Neuroscience based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), United Kingdom (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Computational Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computational Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE, INSPEC, Embase, zbMATH, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Computational Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computational Neuroscience is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .