Journal profile · Neuroscience-Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Neurophotonics
ISSN 2329-423X · SPIE · UNITED STATES
Neurophotonics: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.49; fully open access; APC about USD 1,675; median 132 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurophotonics is published by SPIE 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 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
At the interface of optics and neuroscience, Neurophotonics is a peer-reviewed journal that covers advances in optical technology applicable to study of the brain and their impact on the basic and clinical neuroscience applications.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Neuroscience-Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesMedicine22.6%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeuroscience8.5%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering6.4%
- Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingEngineering6.3%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience6.1%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience5%
- Optical Coherence Tomography ApplicationsEngineering5%
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 | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 476OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 927 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 14 |
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | 227 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | 633 |
| 2023 | 92 | 92 | 1,004 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 1,845 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 1,887 |
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
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 183 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 1,675 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,675 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SPIE
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2329-423X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurophotonics
What CAS zone is Neurophotonics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neurophotonics is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Optics / Neurosciences. 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 Neurophotonics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Neurophotonics?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 98–183 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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.
Which databases index Neurophotonics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neurophotonics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Neurophotonics open access, and what is the APC?
Neurophotonics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,675.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .