Journal profile · Neurosciences
Journal of Neuroinflammation
ISSN 1742-2094 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Irregular · Founded 2004
Journal of Neuroinflammation: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.5; fully open access; APC about USD 4,390; median 96 days to acceptance (123 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 342 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neuroinflammation is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Tryptophan and brain disorders and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, together about 43.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Neuroinflammation is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on interactions of the immune system (and especially the innate immune system) with the nervous system. This includes the roles of CNS immune mediators (such as microglia and astrocytes, and their expressed cytokines and chemokines) as well as the roles of peripheral neuro-immune interactions, T cells, monocytes, complement proteins, acute phase proteins, oxidative injury and related molecular processes. Neuroinflammation is a rapidly expanding field that has revolutionized our understanding of chronic neurological diseases. This field has grown to encompass researchers with backgrounds in many diverse fields, including pathology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, clinical medicine, and epidemiology. Important contributions to this field have come from work with populations, patients, postmortem tissues, animal models, and in vitro systems. Journal of Neuroinflammation brings together work focusing on common pathogenic processes, and provides a forum for integrative reviews and commentaries on this field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Monica J CarsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 68, Germany 4, Canada 4, Australia 3, South Korea 2 (92 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience31.1%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience6.5%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience6.1%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology3.2%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine3.1%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Immunology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASPublisher 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
- 11.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 12.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 220OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 334LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 6,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,982 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 387 | 387 | 321 |
| 2025 | 342 | 342 | 3,555 |
| 2024 | 332 | 332 | 7,414 |
| 2023 | 309 | 309 | 11,557 |
| 2022 | 320 | 320 | 18,128 |
| 2021 | 312 | 312 | 20,281 |
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
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 146 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (123 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 123 articles with submission and acceptance dates (823 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 3,490 / USD 4,390 / GBP 3,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,290 / GBP 2,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,690 / USD 3,790 / EUR 3,090 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 3,090 / USD 4,390 / EUR 3,490 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- brief reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Correspondence Review Brief ReportLength not stated
- correspondenceFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Correspondence Review Brief ReportLength not stated
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Correspondence Review Brief ReportLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Correspondence Review Brief ReportLength 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
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
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 Neuroinflammation articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attrib…
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1742-2094
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Neuroinflammation
What CAS zone is Journal of Neuroinflammation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neuroinflammation is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Immunology / Neurosciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Neuroinflammation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.5; CiteScore 18.3, h-index 220.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neuroinflammation?
Based on the dates recorded on 123 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 75–146 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Neuroinflammation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: LaTeX; Suggested reviewers: 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 Neuroinflammation based?
Of the 92 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (68), Germany (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Neuroinflammation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neuroinflammation is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Neuroinflammation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neuroinflammation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,390.
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: .