Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
ISSN 2005-3711 · eISSN 1598-7876 · Daehan sin'gyeong oe'gwa haghoe · SOUTH KOREA · Monthly · Founded 2003
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 66 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society is published by Daehan sin'gyeong oe'gwa haghoe 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 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
J Korean Neurosurg Soc aims to allow neurosurgeons from around the world to enrich their knowledge of patient management, education, and clinical or experimental research, and hence their professionalism. This journal publishes Laboratory Investigations, Clinical Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, Technical Notes, and Letters to the Editor. Our field of interest involves clinical neurosurgery (cerebrovascular disease, neuro-oncology, skull base neurosurgery, spine, pediatric neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery, epilepsy, neuro-trauma, and peripheral nerve disease) and laboratory work in neuroscience.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Hee-Jin YangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Japan 11, South Korea 6, Germany 5, United Kingdom 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine9.3%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine9.3%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine7.7%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine6.1%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine5.6%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine5.2%
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.1%
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 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,465OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,390 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 78 | 12 |
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | 122 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 222 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 432 |
| 2022 | 109 | 109 | 859 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 943 |
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
66 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 98 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 134 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 193 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (218 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Desk decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | USD 300 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- case reportl and laboratory research, 3500 words), case reports (1500 words), technical notes (1500 words), review articles (5000 wordsmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- case reportscase reports (1500 words)Length not stated
- clinical articleCLINICAL ARTICLELength not stated
- clinical articlesClinical ArticlesLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- historical vignettehistorical vignette(2000 words)Length not stated
- laboratory researchLABORATORY RESEARCHLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- letters to the editorords), historical vignette(2000 words), letters to the editor (1200 words), etc. Review articles can be published upon specific requemain text ≤ 1,200 words
- original workoriginal work (clinical and laboratory research, 3500 words)Length not stated
- review article0 words), technical notes (1500 words), review articles (5000 words), historical vignette(2000 words), letters to the editor (1main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlesreview articles (5000 words)Length not stated
- special articlespecial article (3500 words)Length not stated
- technical note3500 words), case reports (1500 words), technical notes (1500 words), review articles (5000 words), historical vignette(2000 womain text ≤ 1,500 words
- technical notestechnical notes (1500 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
No simultaneous submission Model summary
It should be assured that authors must not simultaneously submit an identical or similar paper for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing Model summary
J Korean Neurosurg Soc accepts the ICMJE Recommendations for data sharing statement policy (http://icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE Model summary
The JKNS will follow the guidelines by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, http://publicationethics.org) for settlement of any misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
All submitted manuscripts undergo vigorous peer review by experts in the same field.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check Model summary
All submitted manuscripts must be subject to checks using the iThenticate service, in conjunction with CrossCheck, in order to detect instances of overlapping and similar text.
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
- Daehan sin'gyeong oe'gwa haghoe
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English, Korean
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 2005-3711
- Electronic ISSN
- 1598-7876
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
What CAS zone is Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Surgery. 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 Korean Neurosurgical Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 66 days (interquartile range 42–98 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Korean Neurosurgical Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Korean Neurosurgical Society based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Japan (11) and South Korea (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .