Journal profile · Neurosciences
Neuroscience
ISSN 0306-4522 · eISSN 1873-7544 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1976
Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 106 days to acceptance (142 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 1,003 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuroscience is published by Elsevier 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, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neuroscience publishes papers describing the results of original research on any aspect of the scientific study of the nervous system. Any paper, however short, will be considered for publication provided that it reports significant, new and carefully confirmed findings with full experimental details.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience19.9%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience5.8%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience4.8%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience4.8%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience4.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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 | Neurosciences | 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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 204LetPub ·
- h-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23,440OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 692LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 455 | 145 | 153 |
| 2025 | 1,003 | 243 | 2,251 |
| 2024 | 563 | 205 | 3,626 |
| 2023 | 379 | 137 | 3,394 |
| 2022 | 392 | 156 | 5,276 |
| 2021 | 451 | 168 | 7,595 |
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
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 143 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (142 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 142 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,438 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)
- 50%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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 / EUR 3,270 / GBP 2,800 / JPY 434,110 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0306-4522
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-7544
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuroscience is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 372.
How long does peer review take at Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 142 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 84–143 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Neuroscience is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .