Journal profile · Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Neurointervention
ISSN 2093-9043 · eISSN 2233-6273 · Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology · Korea, Republic of
Neurointervention: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 34 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Neurointervention provides the electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content in the event the journal is no longer published by archiving in PMC and National Library of Korea. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurointervention is published by Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 48.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to offer clinicians and researchers working in the neurointervention field peer-reviewed articles on clinical and basic investigation of the cerebral circulation and associated diseases for enhancing patient management, education, clinical or experimental research, and professionalism. Neurointervention publishes articles related to research and the practice of neurovascular diseases, including observational or outcome studies, clinical trials, epidemiology, health services, advances in applied (translational) and basic research, and current trends in cerebrovascular health issues. The scope of the journal encompasses any areas of neurointerventional research, including those on pathophysiology, risk factors, symptomatology, imaging, and treatment. Research in basic science is considered only when it provides clinically relevant important information. Additionally, we are interested in studies that highlight characteristics of neurovascular diseases and stroke in Asian and Australasian populations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Editor-in-chief Sang Hyun SuhPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named South Korea 20, United States 2, Japan 2, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine22.7%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine14.5%
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine11.3%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine9.4%
- Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatmentMedicine4.2%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine4.1%
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMedicine3.2%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2024
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 4 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 69 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 72 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 164 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 162 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 349 |
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
34 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 20 days – 46 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 45 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (66 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
- Double 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted6
- brief reportsBrief Reports Brief reports are similar to original research in that they follow the same rigor, format, and guidelines, but are designed for small-scale resear…Length not stated
- case seriesCase series Case series include detailed descriptions of unique cases (more than 3 subjects) to provide academic knowledge, presenting both classical and unusua…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor Constructive criticism of a specific thesis published by Neurointervention is welcome.Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers An original paper should provide new scientific information based on original research that is hypothesis-driven.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews A review article should focus on a specific topic in a scholarly manner and will be published as a commissioned paper at the request of the editorial bo…Length not stated
- technical notesTechnical Notes Technical notes are articles with an emphasis on the novel technical aspects of related fields.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship Criteria
Neurointervention defines an “author” as a person whose participation in the work is sufficient for taking public responsibility for all portions of the content. To be listed as an author at byline, an individual has to meet all four categories established by ICMJE (Defining the role of authors and contributors, http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-ro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest exists when an author or the author’s institution, reviewer, or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence or bias his or her actions. Such relationships are also known as dual commitments, competing interests, or competing loyalties. These relationships vary from being negligible to having a great potential for influencing judgment. Not all …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0; commercial reuse requires permission from the editorial office. Model summary
The copyrights of published manuscripts and Neurointervention online (https://neurointervention.org/) are held by the Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology. Neurointervention permanently retains the copyrights to all manuscripts published in Neurointervention (including those submitted and approved for publication but not yet published) since 2006. Every paper published in Neurointervent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 7. Peer Review and Publication Process
Double-blind peer review with at least two reviewers. Model summary
Screening before Review Manuscripts that do not align with the journal's aims and scope or fail to adhere to the Instructions for Authors may be returned to the author immediately without review. Prior to review, all submissions undergo plagiarism screening using Similarity Check powered by iThenticate (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check). If a high similarity score is detected, th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate Similarity Check; ~15% similarity triggers further screening. Model summary
Prior to review, all submissions undergo plagiarism screening using Similarity Check powered by iThenticate (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check).
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 Society of Interventional Neuroradiology
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 2093-9043
- Print ISSN
- 1975-5643
- Electronic ISSN
- 2233-6273
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurointervention
What CAS zone is Neurointervention in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neurointervention is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Neurointervention?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Neurointervention?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 34 days (interquartile range 20–46 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Neurointervention based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (20), United States (2) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Neurointervention?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neurointervention is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Neurointervention open access, and what is the APC?
Neurointervention 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .