Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Journal of Neurorestoratology
ISSN 2324-2426 · Tsinghua University Press · China
Journal of Neurorestoratology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,700; review about 99 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neurorestoratology is published by Tsinghua University Press 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 Spinal Cord Injury Research, Nerve injury and regeneration and Mesenchymal stem cell research, together about 26.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the official journal of the International Association of Neurorestoratology (IANR), the Journal of Neurorestoratology is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on experimental and clinical research, methodological advances, neurorestorative mechanisms, neural rehabilitation, healthcare's prevention in neurorestoratology.Areas of particular interest include:Neurorestorative mechanism and treatmentNeurotrauma, stroke, and neurodegenerative diseaseNeural rehabilitationHealthcare in neurorestoratologyCentral nervous diseaseCell therapyNeuromodulationBrain machine interfaceNeurorestorative surgeryNeurorestorative pharmacyBioengineering and tissue engineeringActive neurorehabilitationThe journal carries articles designed to appeal to a variety of audiences: original research, review, editorial, practice guideline, clinical practice, short communications, case reports, protocol.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Hongyun HuangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 30 in mainland China (about 43%); most named Mainland China 30, United States 12, Italy 4, Iran 4, Jordan 3 (70 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spinal Cord Injury ResearchMedicine9.9%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience9.2%
- Mesenchymal stem cell researchMedicine7.2%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine6.3%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience5.7%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5.5%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine4.4%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine4.1%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 9 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 86 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 336 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 216 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 430 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 218 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
99 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 1,700 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,700 / EUR 1,590 / GBP 1,360 / JPY 210,850 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,700 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,700 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted12
- case reportThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- clinical practiceThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- editorialThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- full length articleThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- letterThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- letter to editorThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- original articleThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- practice guidelineThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- protocolThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes a range of article types that encompass: Full Length Article, Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Editorial, Clinical Practice, Prac…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
Maximum of 6 keywords Model summary
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing - human subjects Model summary
If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Copyright and license agreement Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review process Model summary
This journal operates a double-blind peer review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Tsinghua University Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2324-2426
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Neurorestoratology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurorestoratology
What CAS zone is Journal of Neurorestoratology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neurorestoratology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 Neurorestoratology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neurorestoratology?
The publisher reports about 99 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 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 Neurorestoratology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: AMA; Suggested reviewers: Required. 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 Neurorestoratology based?
Of the 70 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 30 (about 43%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (30), United States (12) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Neurorestoratology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neurorestoratology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Neurorestoratology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neurorestoratology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .