Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
ISSN 1866-1947 · eISSN 1866-1955 · BioMed Central · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2009
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.63; fully open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 176 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders is an open access journal that integrates current, cutting-edge research across neurobiology, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neurology, developmental pediatrics, psychiatry and psychology. The concept Neurodevelopmental Disorders is based on observable symptom patterns typically emerging early in life, underpinning a range of different but often co-morbid diagnoses, including (but not limited to) Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Language Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, and, in the first years of life, various degrees of Global Developmental Delay. Expanding its definition to incorporate conditions that emerge in late childhood and early adulthood, psychotic disorders are also included, given the evidence in support of disturbances in early neurodevelopment. While neurodevelopmental disorders can occur idiopathically, increasingly specific aetiologies can be identified, many of which are driven by insights from genetic studies and neuroimaging. These findings are starting to elucidate the biological underpinnings and open venues for novel interventions. Against this backdrop, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders seeks to promote manuscripts contributing to further the elucidation of etiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, and the diverse phenotypic manifestations of neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as any study that contributes to the translation of this knowledge towards concrete changes in clinical practice. Furthermore, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders strongly believes that the ambition of precision medicine is now applicable to some neurodevelopmental disorders, representing an important opportunity to improve care for and well-being of affected individuals and their families.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Jacob VorstmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 36, Canada 8, United Kingdom 4, Japan 2, Italy 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience23.1%
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.8%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine6.6%
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Congenital heart defects researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Williams Syndrome ResearchNeuroscience4.4%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology3.8%
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability researchMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- 3.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 547OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 838 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 37 |
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | 238 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 530 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 643 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1,387 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 1,919 |
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
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 243 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 201 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (163 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,690 / USD 3,090 / GBP 2,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC0 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,090 / USD 2,890 / EUR 2,490 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,290 / USD 3,090 / EUR 2,690 | — | — |
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
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- case reportsResearch articles Reviews Case reportsLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articles Reviews Case reportsLength not stated
- reviewsResearch articles Reviews Case reportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1866-1947
- Electronic ISSN
- 1866-1955
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗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 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
What CAS zone is Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.63; CiteScore 6, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 115–243 days); authors report an average review time of over 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 Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Neurodevelopmental Disorders based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (36), Canada (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,090.
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: .