Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Neurologia medico-chirurgica
ISSN 0470-8105 · eISSN 1349-8029 · Japan Neurosurgical Society · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1959
Neurologia medico-chirurgica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurologia medico-chirurgica is published by Japan Neurosurgical Society 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, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neurologia medico-chirurgica (NMC) and NMC Case Report Journal (NMC CRJ) are international, peer-reviewed, open-access journals that publish significant and novel contributions primarily in neurosurgery. Articles can take basic, experimental, applied, or clinical approaches. NMC and NMC CRJ especially welcome articles that present work at the interface of these areas. Article types include Original Articles, Case Reports, Technical Notes, Rapid Communications, Special Topics, Review Articles. NMC and NMC CRJ cover a broad range of topics spanning the functional, vascular, tumor, trauma, spinal, geriatric, pediatric aspects of neurosurgery. Articles on basic research and clinical works are also welcomed. NMC and NMC CRJ are supported by the Japan Neurosurgical Society (JNS), which aims to advance the neurosurgical sciences worldwide. NMC and NMC CRJ, therefore, provide its global authors with rapid but full peer-review services to select original, innovative, important work that is of the highest interest. A global audience of researchers and clinicians frequently access the journal's articles, which are available freely online as soon as they are published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine12.4%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine9.2%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.3%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience7.3%
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine6.3%
- Neurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsMedicine6%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine5.6%
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 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2019
- 1.84Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,876OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 12 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 87 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 224 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 359 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 1,077 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | 1,399 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | JPY 10,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 10,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 10,000 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
NMC and NMC CRJ are fully Open Access and use Creative Commons (CC) licenses that, in line with the license, allow users to use, reuse and build upon the material published in the journal without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the publisher or author. Authors are required to assign all copyrights in the work to the Japan Neurosurgical Society, who then publish the work under the C…
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
- Japan Neurosurgical Society
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0470-8105
- Electronic ISSN
- 1349-8029
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurologia medico-chirurgica
What CAS zone is Neurologia medico-chirurgica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neurologia medico-chirurgica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Surgery. 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 Neurologia medico-chirurgica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Neurologia medico-chirurgica?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Which databases index Neurologia medico-chirurgica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neurologia medico-chirurgica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Neurologia medico-chirurgica open access, and what is the APC?
Neurologia medico-chirurgica is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .