Journal profile · Neurosciences
Neuroreport
ISSN 0959-4965 · eISSN 1473-558X · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1990
Neuroreport: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.16; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 70 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuroreport is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Michael JakowecPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience15.3%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience7.7%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience5.1%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience4.3%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience4.1%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.1%
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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · NEUROSCIENCES · rank 246/330
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 179LetPub ·
- h-index
- 244OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,781OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,544 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 13 | 7 |
| 2025 | 118 | 29 | 185 |
| 2024 | 136 | 30 | 562 |
| 2023 | 120 | 47 | 702 |
| 2022 | 110 | 30 | 695 |
| 2021 | 186 | 39 | 1,706 |
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
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 26 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 96 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (210 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0959-4965
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-558X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 15 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuroreport
What CAS zone is Neuroreport in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuroreport is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences. 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 Neuroreport?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.16; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 244.
How long does peer review take at Neuroreport?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 26–105 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 JCR quartile is Neuroreport in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, NEUROSCIENCES Q3 (246/330). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Neuroreport?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuroreport is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Neuroreport open access, and what is the APC?
Neuroreport 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .