Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Journal of Movement Disorders
ISSN 2005-940X · eISSN 2093-4939 · KOREAN MOVEMENT DISORDERS SOC · SOUTH KOREA
Journal of Movement Disorders: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 71 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Movement Disorders is published by KOREAN MOVEMENT DISORDERS SOC 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 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, together about 49.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JMD is dedicated to publishing translational and clinical studies for advancement in the field of movement disorders and neurodegenerative disorders with an emphasis on knowledge that will influence clinical neurology and neuroscience. Disorders of interest include but are not limited to movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease and other Parkinsonian disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and neurogenetic disorders related to dysfunction of motor control or neurodegeneration. JMD has a broad international perspective. JMD encourages submissions that address epidemiology, genetics/genomics, diagnosis, management, and the prognosis of movement disorders from countries around the world. We have a particular interest in studies on Parkinson's disease or other movement disorders in Asian-Oceanian populations. These articles will broaden our understanding of the above topics against diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. All article formats are welcome, e.g., original articles of therapeutic trials and other experimental and observational studies, experimental and observational case reports, and review articles. JMD also welcomes articles that address bioinformatics or neuroimage analysis tools as long as they are related with the above disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Seong-Beom KohPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 12, United States 2, Japan 2, Australia 1, Brazil 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine21.1%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine18.4%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience10.3%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine5.3%
- Neurological and metabolic disordersMedicine4.9%
- Parkinson's Disease and Spinal DisordersMedicine4.3%
- Neurological diseases and metabolismNeuroscience4.3%
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and MyoclonusMedicine4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, Korea Citation Index (KCI), KoreMed
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
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 198OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 15 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 93 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 295 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 406 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 308 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 784 |
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 – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 96 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (80 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- brief communicationThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- brief communicationsThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- case reportThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- editorialThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- letterThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- letter to the editorThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- opinionThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- original articleThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- original articlesThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- original researchThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- reviewThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- review articleThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- review articlesThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
- viewpointThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- viewpointsThe JMD publishes Review Articles, Viewpoints, Original Articles, Brief communications, Letters to the Editor, and articles commissioned by the Editorial Commit…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Adheres to COPE and ICMJE ethical guidelines. Model summary
The journal of Movement Disorders adheres to the ethical guidelines for research and publication described by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, http://publicationethics.org) and the ICMJE Guidelines (http:// www.icmje.org).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
The copyright of published manuscripts is held by the Korean Movement Disorder Society. The authors must remember that the use of data, tables, figures, or videos (except for lectures) published in the JMD without written permission of the copyright holder is plagiarism, even if the authors use them from their own papers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All contributions submitted to JMD are peer reviewed. The editorial office first reviews a manuscript for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of JMD. If the manuscript meets these two criteria, it is dispatched to two or more reviewers. All manuscripts are run through the CrossCheck to detect plagiarism. If a manuscript is suspected of plagiarism, the editors will contact the authors fo…
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 MOVEMENT DISORDERS SOC
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2005-940X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2093-4939
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Movement Disorders
What CAS zone is Journal of Movement Disorders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Movement Disorders 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Movement Disorders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Movement Disorders?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 44–99 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Movement Disorders?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 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 Movement Disorders based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (12), United States (2) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Movement Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Movement Disorders is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Movement Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Movement Disorders 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .