Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics
ISSN 1933-0707 · eISSN 1933-0715 · American Association of Neurological Surgeons · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2008
Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; subscription journal; median 109 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 168 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics is published by American Association of Neurological Surgeons 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 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, together about 35.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience16.1%
- Spinal Dysraphism and MalformationsMedicine13.3%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine6.3%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological DisordersMedicine5.9%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine5.5%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine4.3%
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.1%
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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,550OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 14 | 31 |
| 2025 | 168 | 16 | 256 |
| 2024 | 164 | 26 | 588 |
| 2023 | 176 | 43 | 1,185 |
| 2022 | 160 | 69 | 1,262 |
| 2021 | 214 | 91 | 2,427 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 140 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 258 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (389 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1933-0707
- Electronic ISSN
- 1933-0715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Pediatrics / Surgery. 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 Neurosurgery-Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 79–178 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; 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 Neurosurgery-Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .