Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGYPERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISE-PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Journal of Stroke
ISSN 2287-6391 · eISSN 2287-6405 · Korean Stroke Society · SOUTH KOREA
Journal of Stroke: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.99; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 105 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Stroke is published by Korean Stroke Society 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, together about 49.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Stroke (JoS) is published 3 times a year on the last day of January, May, and September. The JoS offers clinicians and researchers working in stroke-related fields with peer-reviewed articles on clinical and basic investigation of cerebral circulation and associated diseases for enhancing patient management, education, clinical or experimental research, and professionalism. The scope of the journal encompasses any areas of stroke research including those on pathophysiology, risk factors, symptomatology, imaging, treatment, and rehabilitation. Research in basic science is considered only when it provides clinically relevant important information. Additionally, we are interested in studies that highlight the characteristics of stroke in the Asian population, as they are insufficiently represented in the literature. The online version is considered the canonical version of the journal because it includes all content available to the reader. Supplementary issues are occasionally published. Some or all of the articles in this journal are indexed in SCI(E), Pubmed, PubMed Central, Scopus, KoreaMed, Komci, Synapse, Science Central, Google Scholar and DOI/Crossref. The printed version of the journal is free if a reader is registered with the Korean Stroke Society, otherwise readers can access articles at the Journal homepage. The URL address of the journal is http://j-stroke.org and http://submit.j-stroke.org. The journal was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by the Korean Government (NEST). Types of Manuscript JoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manuscripts will be initially reviewed by the editors. The editors will assess the manuscript’s quality including originality, methodology, result presentation, interpretation, clinical and/or scientific importance, and interest to readers. After the initial assessment, the editor-in-chief will decide whether the manuscript will undergo formal review by relevant experts or be promptly rejected without undergoing a review process. Final decision of acceptance, need for revisions or rejection will be made by the editors after taking into account the peer review. Original Articles. These will present original clinical and laboratory research and related topics. Although there is no set limit on the length of an original article, it is recommende
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGYPERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISE-PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Editor-in-chief Jong S. KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 23, United States 9, Australia 2, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine26.9%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine13.9%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine8.5%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.5%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine5.3%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.8%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine3.9%
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 2 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 2 |
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 | Peripheral Vascular Disease | 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 | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, KoreaMed, Komci, Synapse, Science Central, DOI/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
- 10.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 11Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 383OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 650 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 54 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 163 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 595 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 1,536 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 1,024 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 1,258 |
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
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 137 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 97 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case reportJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…Length not stated
- editorialJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…Length not stated
- guidelineGuidelineLength not stated
- letterJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- letters to the editorJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…Length not stated
- original articleJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…main text ≤ 5,500 words
- original researchJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…Length not stated
- response to letterResponse to LetterLength not stated
- reviewJoS is composed of 3 sections, in addition to articles commissioned by the Editorial Committee. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. All submitted manusc…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- special reportSpecial ReportLength not stated
- special reviewSpecial ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
JoS recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html): Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright held by Korean Stroke Society Model summary
The copyright of published manuscripts is held by the Korean Stroke Society. The authors must remember that the use of data, tables, figures, or videos (except for lectures) published in the JOS without written permission of the copyright holder is plagiarism, even if the authors use material from papers they have authored and had published in the JOS. This is identical to the Creative Commons (At…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Every manuscript received will be delivered to 2 peer reviewers in an anonymous fashion. If a consensus for acceptance is not reached from the initial reviewers, another reviewer will be asked to review and to determine if the manuscript is acceptable for publication. The format of the finally accepted manuscript will be edited by manuscript editors. Manuscript Preparation General Style The manusc…
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
- Korean Stroke Society
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2287-6391
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-6405
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28 (May 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Stroke
What CAS zone is Journal of Stroke in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Stroke is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Peripheral Vascular Disease; 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 Stroke?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.99; CiteScore 13.6, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Stroke?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 78–137 days); 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 Stroke?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Stroke based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (23), United States (9) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Stroke?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Stroke is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Stroke open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Stroke is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .