Journal profile · Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Neurology-Genetics
ISSN 2376-7839 · Wolters Kluwer Health · UNITED STATES
Neurology-Genetics: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.04; fully open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 151 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurology-Genetics is published by Wolters Kluwer Health and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Genomics and Rare Diseases and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics and Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neurology® is the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Vision: Neurology® will be the premier peer-reviewed journal for clinical neurology research. Mission: Neurology® will publish outstanding peer-reviewed original research articles, editorials, and reviews to enhance patient care, education, clinical research, and professionalism. As the leading clinical neurology journal worldwide, Neurology® is directed to physicians concerned with diseases and conditions of the nervous system. The journal's purpose is to advance the field by presenting new basic and clinical research with an emphasis on knowledge that will influence the way neurology is practiced. The journal is at the forefront in disseminating cutting-edge, peer-reviewed information to the neurology community worldwide. Editorial content includes Research, Clinical/Scientific Notes, Views, Historical Neurology, NeuroImages, Humanities, Letters, and position papers from the American Academy of Neurology. Contents appearing solely online include specialty sections, topic collections, CME Quizzes, Podcasts, and play-in-place video. The online version is considered the canonical version of the journal because it includes all content available to the reader.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Editor-in-chief Russell N. DeJongPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience11.1%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders ResearchMedicine6.4%
- Hereditary Neurological DisordersNeuroscience5.9%
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Neurological diseases and metabolismNeuroscience5.3%
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | 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 | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 3.04LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 481OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,063 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 93 | 36 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 303 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 498 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 726 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 971 |
| 2021 | 103 | 103 | 1,479 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 199 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 65 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (239 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | USD 3,300 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,300 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,600 / USD 1,100 / USD 3,900 / USD 1,250 / USD 1,000 / USD 2,300 / USD 650 / USD 4,600 / USD 5,000 / USD 3,800 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- USD 3,600
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words, structured
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- clinical/scientific noteArticle Type Clinical/Scientific Note Characteristics Papers in this category include reports of new research as well as case series and case reportsLength not stated
- research articleThe editors reserve the right to choose whether manuscripts will publish in print or online-only. Manuscripts published “online-only” will not appear in print b…Length not stated
- reviewReviews, Research Methods in Neurology, Contemporary Issues in Practice, Education, & Research, and Historical Neurology should include an unstructured abstract…Length not stated
- viewpointType ViewpointLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use 5.5.1 Use of AI by Authors
Authorship and AI policy exists. Model summary
Authorship AI systems cannot be listed as authors of papers submitted to any of the Neurology journals because they do not meet the journals’ authorship criteria as they cannot make a substantial intellectual contribution to the work, cannot approve the final manuscript, and cannot be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any par…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 5.1 Authorship
Reporting guidelines, research ethics and informed consent, data access and availability statements required; clinical trials and systematic reviews have additional requirements. Model summary
5.1.1 Definitions Author The Neurology® journals define an author as a person who has made a substantive intellectual contribution to the submitted manuscript. Authors should be aware that this definition differs from that used by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). A substantive contribution includes 1 or more of the following: Design or conceptualization of the study …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 5.2 Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure
Conflicts of interest and disclosure policy. Model summary
The Neurology® journals comply with the position of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) on "Conflict of Interest." Conflict of interest (COI) for authors is defined as "financial and other conflicts of interest that might bias their work." At upload of submission, the corresponding author will be prompted to disclose all authors' financial relationships deemed relevant t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 5.6 Data Availability and Access
5.6.1 Full Data Access and Statements The Neurology® journals require that the Principal Author has full access to the data used in the analyses in the manuscript. The Neurology® journals require the Principal Author or Guarantor to declare in the Authorship Agreement form that they take full responsibility for the data, the analyses and interpretation, and the conduct of the research; that they h…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5.3 Scientific Misconduct and Breaches of Publication Ethics
Scientific misconduct and publication ethics policy. Model summary
The Neurology® journals are members of, and subscribe to the principles of, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Scientific misconduct includes fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism by the authors. Breaches of publication ethics include failure to reveal financial conflicts of interest, omitting a deserving author or adding a non-contributing author, misrepresenting publication status …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Copyright and Permission Information © American Academy of Neurology. No portion(s) of the work(s) may be reproduced without written consent from Wolters Kluwer. In the case of open access content, copyright is held by the author with statement © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, LLC on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. Please refer to the section below for copyrig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 5.7 Open Access
The mechanism of Open Access (OA) allows unrestricted access to online readers; dependent on the license applied, it also dictates the terms of use after publication. Neurology® and Neurology® Clinical Practice are subscription journals with hybrid (optional) open access; if open access is pursued, payment or qualified waiver of an article processing charge (APC) is required. Neurology® Genetics, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 5.10.1 Preprints
Neurology® journals will consider articles that are posted to preprint servers (e.g., medRxiv), but this fact must be disclosed in the cover letter at submission. If the manuscript is accepted, the corresponding author is responsible for reporting the publication details to the preprint server administrators. Authors cannot make changes to the preprint version based on Neurology® journal reviewer …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving 4.4.1 Embargo
Your paper and its findings are embargoed. News media must not publicize the paper until 4PM EST the day of publication. This includes processes that your institutional public relations department must follow to release any article information. The consequences for embargo break are serious, see policy here. If you or a co-author are contacted by the AAN's Neurology Today or Brain & Life before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 2.1.2 Reporting Guidelines
Consult the EQUATOR Network website to identify the most recent and relevant guidelines and extensions. Use the appropriate reporting guideline when drafting the manuscript and in the cover letter, explain if any extensions were used. Include a copy of the completed checklist indicating where in the manuscript each item was addressed. Upload checklists as Supplemental Files. You may also get assis…
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2376-7839
- Print ISSN
- 0028-3878
- Society / sponsor
- American Academy of Neurology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurology-Genetics
What CAS zone is Neurology-Genetics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neurology-Genetics is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Genetics & Heredity. 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 Neurology-Genetics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.04; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Neurology-Genetics?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 104–199 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Neurology-Genetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words, structured; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Which databases index Neurology-Genetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neurology-Genetics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Neurology-Genetics open access, and what is the APC?
Neurology-Genetics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .