Journal profile · Psychiatry
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0022-3050 · eISSN 1468-330X · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Monthly
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.56; hybrid open access; median 107 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 136 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY is published by BMJ Publishing Group 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 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological disorders and treatments and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A peer-reviewed neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry journal publishing the latest research and reviews on the entire genre of neurological sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Karen FuriePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience8.5%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine7.9%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine6%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine6%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5.5%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine5.1%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience4.2%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | 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
- 7.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 188LetPub ·
- h-index
- 340OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15,503OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,807 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 74 | 65 |
| 2025 | 136 | 73 | 701 |
| 2024 | 169 | 118 | 2,104 |
| 2023 | 232 | 131 | 3,946 |
| 2022 | 953 | 121 | 6,232 |
| 2021 | 287 | 138 | 8,643 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 139 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (353 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0022-3050
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-330X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Psychiatry / Surgery; 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 NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.56; CiteScore 15.1, h-index 340.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY?
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 107 days (interquartile range 75–139 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .