Journal profile · Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Neural Computation
ISSN 0899-7667 · eISSN 1530-888X · MIT Press Journals · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1989
Neural Computation: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.04; hybrid open access; median 209 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neural Computation is published by MIT Press Journals and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural dynamics and brain function, Neural Networks and Applications and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, together about 49% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neural Computation disseminates important, multidisciplinary research in theory, modeling, computation, and statistics in neuroscience and in the design and construction of neurally inspired information processing systems. This field attracts psychologists, physicists, computer scientists, neuroscientists, and artificial intelligence investigators working on the neural systems underlying perception, emotion, cognition, and behavior, and artificial neural systems that have similar capabilities. Powerful new experimental technologies being developed by the BRAIN Initiative will produce large, complex data sets, and rigorous statistical analysis and theoretical insight will be essential for understanding what these data mean. Timely, short communications, full-length research articles, and reviews focus on advances in the field and cover all aspects of neural computation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Editor-in-chief Terrence SejnowskiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience24.2%
- Neural Networks and ApplicationsComputer Science16.3%
- Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingEngineering8.5%
- stochastic dynamics and bifurcationPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Blind Source Separation TechniquesComputer Science4.5%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.1%
- Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeuroscience4.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- 2.04LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 37Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148LetPub ·
- h-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,610OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 30 | 23 |
| 2025 | 62 | 31 | 129 |
| 2024 | 85 | 42 | 370 |
| 2023 | 61 | 32 | 562 |
| 2022 | 81 | 44 | 1,071 |
| 2021 | 107 | 65 | 2,452 |
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
209 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 289 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 95 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (141 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- full-length research articlesTimely, short communications, full-length research articles, and reviews focus on advances in the field and cover all aspects of neural computation.Length not stated
- reviewsTimely, short communications, full-length research articles, and reviews focus on advances in the field and cover all aspects of neural computation.Length not stated
- timely, short communicationsTimely, short communications, full-length research articles, and reviews focus on advances in the field and cover all aspects of neural computation.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Articles
CA3 Circuit Model Compressing Sequential Information in Theta Oscillation and Replay Implicit Contact Dynamics Modeling With Explicit Inertia Matrix Representation for Real-Time, Model-Based Control in Physical Environment Modeling the Ventral and Dorsal Cortical Visual Pathways Using Artificial Neural Networks Diplomats' Mystery Illness and Pulsed Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation
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
- MIT Press Journals
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0899-7667
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-888X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neural Computation
What CAS zone is Neural Computation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neural Computation is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Neural Computation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.04; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 251.
How long does peer review take at Neural Computation?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 209 days (interquartile range 146–289 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
Which databases index Neural Computation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neural Computation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Neural Computation open access, and what is the APC?
Neural Computation 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, 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: .