Journal profile · Neurosciences
Neuropsychology
ISSN 0894-4105 · eISSN 1931-1559 · American Psychological Association Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Neuropsychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuropsychology is published by American Psychological Association Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neuropsychology publishes original, empirical research; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; and theoretical articles on the relation between brain and human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral function.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine12.5%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine8.7%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience8.4%
- Cognitive Functions and MemoryPsychology8%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience7.3%
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric DysfunctionNeuroscience6.8%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience5.8%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience5.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116LetPub ·
- h-index
- 187OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,428OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,055 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 50 | 9 |
| 2025 | 121 | 60 | 120 |
| 2024 | 73 | 34 | 262 |
| 2023 | 84 | 39 | 523 |
| 2022 | 144 | 51 | 1,297 |
| 2021 | 128 | 44 | 1,608 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0894-4105
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-1559
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuropsychology
What CAS zone is Neuropsychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuropsychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Neurosciences / Psychology / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Neuropsychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 187.
How long does peer review take at Neuropsychology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Neuropsychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuropsychology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Neuropsychology open access, and what is the APC?
Neuropsychology 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; 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: .