Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
NEUROLOGIA
ISSN 0213-4853 · eISSN 1578-1968 · Elsevier · SPAIN · Monthly · Founded 1986
NEUROLOGIA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.42; fully open access; APC about USD 2,010; median 158 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NEUROLOGIA is published by Elsevier 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Epilepsy research and treatment and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, together about 20.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neurología is the official journal of the Sociedad Española de Neurología (Spanish Neurology Society), which has published scientific contributions in the field of clinical and experimental neurology since 1986. The content of Neurología covers everything from neuroepidemiology, clinical neurology, neurological management and care/therapy, to basic neuroscience research applied to neurology. The subject areas of the Journal include pediatric neurology, neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation and geriatric neurology. The articles published in Neurología are evaluated in a double-blind review process. The articles are selected based on their quality, originality and interest, then undergo a process for their improvement. The article formats include Editorials, Original Articles, Review Articles and Letters to the Editor. Neurología is a platform for scientific information whose quality is recognized by professionals interested in neurology articles published in and English, as demonstrated by its inclusion in the most prestigious and selective biomedical literature databases in the world: Science Citation Index Expanded, Medline/Pubmed and SCOPUS.Neurología is the companion journal to the open access journal Neurology Perspectives.Neurología es la revista oficial de la Sociedad Española de Neurología, y publica desde 1986 contribuciones científicas en el campo de la neurología clínica y experimental. Los contenidos de Neurología abarcan desde la Neuroepidemiología, la clínica neurológica, la gestión y asistencia neurológica y la terapéutica, a la investigación básica en neurociencias aplicada a la neurología. Las áreas temáticas de la revista incluyen la Neurología infantil, la Neuropsicología, la Neurorehabilitación y la Neurogeriatría. Los artículos publicados en Neurología siguen un proceso de revisión por doble ciego a fin de que los trabajos sean seleccionados atendiendo a su calidad, originalidad e interés y así estén sometidos a un proceso de mejora. El formato de artículos incluye Editoriales, Originales, Revisiones y Cartas al Editor. Neurología es el vehículo de información científica de reconocida calidad en profesionales interesados en la neurología que utilizan el español y el inglés, comodemuestra su inclusión en los más prestigiosos y selectivos índices bibliográficos del mundo. La revista está incluida en Science Citation Index Expanded, Medline/Pubmed y SCOPUS
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Jorge Matías-GuiuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 32, Sweden 3 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine8.8%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5.7%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine5.7%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.9%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine4.8%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher 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
- 2.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 546OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,291 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 2 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 44 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | 119 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 325 |
| 2021 | 155 | 155 | 888 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 290 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 428 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- First decision after review
- 159 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 172 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 100 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,010 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,010 / EUR 1,880 / GBP 1,610 / JPY 249,300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
- consensus articles or clinical practice guidesThe journal also includes consensus articles or clinical practice guides promoted by the SEN.Length not stated
- editorialOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- editorialsNEUROLOGÍA publishes editorials at the invitation of the editor.Length not stated
- letterOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- opinionOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest.Length not stated
- research paperOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Articles are research papers that contribute new results concerning the Journal’s areas of interest. Manuscripts should be dividedinto the following se…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles are assessed by the Journal’s editors, but spontaneous contributions are welcome.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access publishing Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Crossref Similarity Check Model summary
To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0213-4853
- Electronic ISSN
- 1578-1968
- Society / sponsor
- Sociedad Española de Neurología
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NEUROLOGIA
What CAS zone is NEUROLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NEUROLOGIA 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of NEUROLOGIA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.42; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at NEUROLOGIA?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 92–223 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What are the manuscript requirements of NEUROLOGIA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; 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 NEUROLOGIA based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (32) and Sweden (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NEUROLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NEUROLOGIA is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NEUROLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
NEUROLOGIA is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,010.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .