Journal profile · Psychiatry
Neuropsychobiology
ISSN 0302-282X · eISSN 1423-0224 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1975
Neuropsychobiology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.69; hybrid open access; median 199 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuropsychobiology is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 23% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal collects high-quality empirical studies from various experimental and clinical approaches in the fields of biological psychiatry, biological psychology, and neuropsychology. It features original, clinical, and basic research in the fields of neurophysiology and functional imaging, neuropharmacology and neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology and neuroimmunology, genetics, and their relationships with normal psychology and psychopathology. In addition, coverage includes studies on animal models of mental disorders and therapeutic interventions, and pharmacoelectroencephalographic studies, as well as reviews on new methodological approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Eva ReininghausPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience9.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience6.8%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.1%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience5.9%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,430 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 29 | 10 | 49 |
| 2024 | 27 | 15 | 197 |
| 2023 | 39 | 19 | 501 |
| 2022 | 43 | 17 | 489 |
| 2021 | 52 | 16 | 629 |
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
199 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 138 days – 275 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 219 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (62 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Member of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC) Model summary
The Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC) is an alliance of neuroscience journals that share manuscript reviews with other NPRC members at the author's request.
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1975
- ISSN
- 0302-282X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1423-0224
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 85, Issue 3 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuropsychobiology
What CAS zone is Neuropsychobiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuropsychobiology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences / Psychiatry / Psychology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Neuropsychobiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.69; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Neuropsychobiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 199 days (interquartile range 138–275 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Neuropsychobiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuropsychobiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Neuropsychobiology open access, and what is the APC?
Neuropsychobiology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .