Journal profile · NEUROIMAGING-SURGERY
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
ISSN 1759-8478 · eISSN 1759-8486 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2009
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.33; hybrid open access; median 59 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 375 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, together about 49.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) is a leading peer review journal for scientific research and literature pertaining to the field of neurointerventional surgery. The journal was launched in 2009 following growing professional interest in neurointerventional techniques for the treatment of a range of neurological and vascular problems including stroke, aneurysms, brain tumors, and spinal disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NEUROIMAGING-SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Michael ChenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine19.2%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine15.5%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine14.3%
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.6%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine6.2%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.1%
- Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatmentMedicine3.2%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine2.9%
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 | Neuroimaging | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neuroimaging | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 | Neuroimaging | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 4.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,506OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 302LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 195 | 54 | 85 |
| 2025 | 375 | 122 | 992 |
| 2024 | 338 | 102 | 2,350 |
| 2023 | 315 | 108 | 3,248 |
| 2022 | 324 | 112 | 5,329 |
| 2021 | 312 | 102 | 6,809 |
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 PubMed · to
59 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 74 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 135 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 231 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (896 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1759-8478
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-8486
- Society / sponsor
- ESMINT
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
What CAS zone is Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Neuroimaging / Surgery; it is a Top journal. 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 NeuroInterventional Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.33; CiteScore 9, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 59 days (interquartile range 48–74 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .