Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Neurocritical Care
ISSN 1541-6933 · eISSN 1556-0961 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2004
Neurocritical Care: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.14; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,690; median 115 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 302 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurocritical Care is published by Springer US and is in Zone 2 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, Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neurocritical Care is a peer reviewed scientific publication whose major goal is to disseminate new knowledge on all aspects of acute neurological care. It is directed towards neurosurgeons, neuro-intensivists, neurologists, anesthesiologists, emergency physicians, and critical care nurses treating patients with urgent neurologic disorders. These are conditions that may potentially evolve rapidly and could need immediate medical or surgical intervention. Neurocritical Care provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in intensive care neurology, neurosurgery and neuroanesthesia and includes information about new therapeutic avenues and technological innovations. Neurocritical Care also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if the guest editor(s) authors an article in their special issue, they will not handle the peer review process. Neurocritical Care is the official journal of the Neurocritical Care Society.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Michael N. DiringerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 75, Italy 3, Canada 3, Netherlands 3, Germany 2 (100 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine22.1%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine10.9%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine9.2%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.6%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine6.4%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience5.4%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine4.6%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | 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 | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 4.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,281OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 169LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,367 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 234 | 115 | 55 |
| 2025 | 302 | 97 | 629 |
| 2024 | 279 | 151 | 1,458 |
| 2023 | 238 | 128 | 3,159 |
| 2022 | 265 | 119 | 3,233 |
| 2021 | 256 | 136 | 3,963 |
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
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 153 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (526 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,690 / EUR 3,690 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access publishing
Open access publishing information available on a dedicated page Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Neurocritical Care, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Just Launched: Mentored Peer-review program
The Neurocritical Care Journal is launching a mentored peer-review program, spanning 1-2 years and including 1:1 mentoring with leading members of Neurocritical Care Society. Click here for more details on how to submit an application.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1541-6933
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-0961
- Society / sponsor
- Neurocritical Care Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 1 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurocritical Care
What CAS zone is Neurocritical Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neurocritical Care is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Critical Care Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Neurocritical Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.14; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 119.
How long does peer review take at Neurocritical Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 71–167 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Neurocritical Care based?
Of the 100 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (75), Italy (3) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Neurocritical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neurocritical Care is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Neurocritical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Neurocritical Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,690.
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: .