Journal profile · Neurosciences
Journal of Neurochemistry
ISSN 0022-3042 · eISSN 1471-4159 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1956
Journal of Neurochemistry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,330; median 133 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 43.75%; 368 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neurochemistry is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 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, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling and Ion channel regulation and function, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Neurochemistry is dedicated to disseminating research covering all aspects of neurochemistry. The journal scope includes studies on genetic, molecular, cellular and biochemical aspects of the nervous system, the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric disorders, and the development of specific biomarkers for nervous system diseases and conditions. We prioritize original research that mechanistically demonstrates an advance as well as critical reviews that highlight progression of knowledge in the field. The Journal of Neurochemistry is devoted to the prompt publication of original findings of the highest scientific priority and value that provide novel mechanistic insights, represent a clear advance over previous studies and have the potential to generate exciting future research. The Journal of Neurochemistry does not publish work relating to biological extracts of unknown chemical composition or purity. All compounds reported must have a known chemical structure and concentration. The Journal of Neurochemistry publishes full-length presentations of significant original findings, and also narrative and systematic reviews, submitted by investigators with relevant expertise. Articles are published in the following categories. Please note that these definitions are not exhaustive, and your research may fall into more than one category. Gene regulation & Genomics covers the regulation of gene expression, specifically its control by regulatory non-coding and coding RNA species that may initiate, block, or modulate the expression levels of detected transcripts by interacting with them and changing their levels and/or properties. Brain Development & Cell Differentiation covers investigations into the molecular mechanisms of nervous system development and regeneration. It includes the regulation of neural development and regeneration by the extracellular environment and intrinsic programs, and the impact of genetic and environmental factors on brain development. Synaptic Plasticity covers manuscripts on structural and functional aspects of synaptic plasticity, including homeostatic and pathophysiological forms, and the role of glial cells and extracellular matrix in synaptic transmission dynamics underlying neural information processing. It includes in vitro and in vivo research, biochemical, molecular, and cellular mechanisms involved in synapse formation, maintenance, resilience, and in synaptopathies. Bioenergetics & Metabolism covers the m
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 14, Mainland China 9, Canada 8, United Kingdom 7, Italy 4 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience21.7%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience5.5%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience4.1%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience4.1%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 212LetPub ·
- h-index
- 351OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24,817OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 314LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 324Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,025,001Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 32,909 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 231 | 182 | 155 |
| 2025 | 368 | 278 | 1,721 |
| 2024 | 276 | 206 | 1,929 |
| 2023 | 318 | 225 | 3,966 |
| 2022 | 208 | 95 | 2,536 |
| 2021 | 293 | 165 | 6,081 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (639 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 2.2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 43.75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 132 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open 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 5,330 / EUR 4,480 / GBP 3,570 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editorialOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…main text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 12
- full paperOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…Length not stated
- narrative reviewOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…Length not stated
- opinionOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…Length not stated
- perspectiveOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…main text ≤ 150 words
- systematic reviewOriginal Articles (full papers) These papers present novel major findings of significant impact. Style is described in the "Manuscript Requirements" section bel…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY
JNC follows Wiley’s guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) use for authors and reviewers. Guidance for Authors Authors may utilize AI tools in the process of writing an article, but must remain fully responsible for the accuracy of all content and verify that all claims, citations, and analyses align with their expertise and research. If an author has used AI Technology to substantially edit, de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
(a) The corresponding author takes responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to published article. It is assumed that all authors have seen and approved the submission. (b) Authorship on a manuscript submitted to Journal of Neurochemistry should be based on the following criteria defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors: 1) substantial contrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Acknowledgements/Disclosures
Include in the Acknowledgements a) funding sources, b) persons who contributed to the work, but do not meet the criteria for authorship (see “Authorship” section below), with their respective contribution, c) figure credit and approval to replicate in cases where the authors are not the copyright holders of the figures/fotos (may also be stated as part of the respective figure legend). Include a s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
All accepted manuscripts are required to include a data availability statement selected from one of the templates listed below. We encourage authors to use option 1. Availability of data Template for data availability statement 1 Data openly available in a public repository that issues datasets with DOIs The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [REPOSITORY NAME] at …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Online Open/Open Access and Copyright
Journal of Neurochemistry is a Hybrid Journal: Contributors to this journal may choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers. For the full list of terms and conditions, see https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/open-access/onlineopen.html For Journal of Neurochemistry’s copyright and licensing options, reduced Open Access fees, offprints …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Online Open/Open Access and Copyright
Journal of Neurochemistry is a Hybrid Journal: Contributors to this journal may choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers. For the full list of terms and conditions, see https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/open-access/onlineopen.html For Journal of Neurochemistry’s copyright and licensing options, reduced Open Access fees, offprints …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Transparent Peer Review
The Journal of Neurochemistry have chosen to adopt Wiley’s transparent peer review model. Authors can decline to choose this option upon submission of their article. Otherwise, all review reports are published alongside the article, but referees can choose whether or not their identity is disclosed alongside their reports. The reports will be assigned a digital object identifier (DOI, sharing the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism POLICY ON PLAGIARISM, TEXT RECYCLING, AND DUPLICATE PUBLICATION
Plagiarism Plagiarism is the use of another person's ideas, data, or text without proper attribution. It misleads readers about the true origin of the work and is a serious breach of publication ethics. All manuscripts submitted to JNC are assessed with plagiarism detection software. If significant and unexplained overlap is identified, we will follow COPE guidelines on handling plagiarism in a su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Submission of previously published material / preprints
Cell line studies policy Model summary
Submission of a paper to Journal of Neurochemistry implies that it represents original research not previously published (except as a meeting abstract, written dissertation, or non-peer-reviewed preliminary report / preprint - any of which must be explicitly disclosed and cited), that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere, save the above mentioned exceptions, and that, if accepted, …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0022-3042
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-4159
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 170, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurochemistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Neurochemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neurochemistry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Neurosciences. 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 Neurochemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.55; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 351.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neurochemistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 83–188 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 43.75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30% (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 Neurochemistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Neurochemistry based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Mainland China (9) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Neurochemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neurochemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Neurochemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neurochemistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,330.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .