Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
ISSN 0022-510X · eISSN 1878-5883 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1964
Journal of the Neurological Sciences: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,640; median 51 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 33.33%; 2,249 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Neurological Sciences is published by Elsevier 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 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, together about 22.5% 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine7.8%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine7.7%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine7%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine6%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience6%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine5.8%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine4.9%
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchMedicine4.5%
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 | Neurosciences | 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 | Neurosciences | 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124LetPub ·
- h-index
- 233OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 238LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 40,969 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 390 | 90 | 208 |
| 2025 | 2,249 | 147 | 830 |
| 2024 | 427 | 187 | 2,058 |
| 2023 | 2,193 | 1,696 | 2,613 |
| 2022 | 314 | 134 | 4,732 |
| 2021 | 2,689 | 498 | 6,909 |
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
51 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 22 days – 117 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 53 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (895 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 33.33%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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,640 / EUR 3,410 / GBP 2,910 / JPY 451,470 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-5883
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Neurological Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of the Neurological Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Neurological Sciences is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences. 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 the Neurological Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.03; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 233.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Neurological Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 51 days (interquartile range 22–117 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 33.33%”. 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 the Neurological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Neurological Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Neurological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Neurological Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,640.
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: .