Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
ISSN 0898-4921 · eISSN 1537-1921 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 87 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Alana FlexmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine16.5%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience12%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine11.3%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine7.9%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.5%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine4.6%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine4.1%
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic EffectsMedicine3.9%
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 | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 27/72
- JCR Q3 · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY · rank 150/296
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 73/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,989Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | 62 | 4 | 74 |
| 2024 | 69 | 8 | 263 |
| 2023 | 52 | 14 | 398 |
| 2022 | 67 | 8 | 362 |
| 2021 | 76 | 16 | 759 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 155 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0898-4921
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-1921
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
What CAS zone is Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anesthesiology / Clinical Neurology / 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 Neurosurgical Anesthesiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 5, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 38–155 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q2 (27/72), CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Q3 (150/296), SURGERY Q1 (73/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 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, Publisher website, 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: .