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Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology
ISSN 0097-0549 · eISSN 1573-899X · Springer Nature · 9 issues per year
Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,890; median 50 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); 189 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms and Neural dynamics and brain function, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology publishes original contributions of international importance in the fields of brain physiology, psychopharmacology, neuroendocrinology, neurogenetics, psychophysiology and neurochemistry, as well as in the anatomy and pathology of the nervous system. The focus of the journal is basic research related to brain function and behavior, cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying higher brain functions. Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology also publishes translations of papers selected from top Russian journals in the fields of the brain physiology and neurology, describing significant results of basic studies on the nervous system. Priority is given to new experimental findings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neuroscience-Neuroscience (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience20.6%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience13.5%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience11.6%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience7.5%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience3.8%
- Motor Control and AdaptationNeuroscience3.4%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Neuroscience | Q4 | 106/112 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePsycINFOCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 570OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 73,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 0 | 795 |
| 2025 | 189 | 4 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 176 | 3 | 1,332 |
| 2023 | 196 | 9 | 1,180 |
| 2022 | 159 | 22 | 1,253 |
| 2021 | 151 | 6 | 1,306 |
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
50 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 27 days – 94 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 216 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 278 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (368 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
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,890 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- original articleOriginal Article An original article contains original research materials and presents on advances in any area of neuroscience. The submitted manuscript should …main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 8
- original researchOriginal Article An original article contains original research materials and presents on advances in any area of neuroscience. The submitted manuscript should …Length not stated
- research articleOriginal Article An original article contains original research materials and presents on advances in any area of neuroscience. The submitted manuscript should …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- reviewOriginal Article An original article contains original research materials and presents on advances in any area of neuroscience. The submitted manuscript should …main text ≤ 8,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- short communicationOriginal Article An original article contains original research materials and presents on advances in any area of neuroscience. The submitted manuscript should …Length not stated
- viewpointOriginal Article An original article contains original research materials and presents on advances in any area of neuroscience. The submitted manuscript should …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency: authors must ensure data, materials, software or code support published claims and comply with field standards; journals may have individual research data sharing policies. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: at least two positive independent anonymous reports are required for acceptance. Model summary
The regular review policy will be applied to each paper: at least two positive independent anonymous reports will be required for the acceptance of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 9 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0097-0549
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-899X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 6 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology
How long does peer review take at Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 50 days (interquartile range 27–94 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase, PsycINFO and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,890.
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: .