Journal profile · Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Practical Neurology
ISSN 1474-7758 · eISSN 1474-7766 · BMJ Publishing Group
Practical Neurology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); subscription journal; 178 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Practical Neurology is published by BMJ Publishing Group 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 Neurology and Historical Studies, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders and Epilepsy research and treatment, together about 21.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A neurology journal publishing articles of practical value to clinical neurologists. An official journal of the Association of British Neurologists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Neurology (clinical)
Editor-in-chief Geraint FullerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience8.5%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine6.6%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine6.5%
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscience5%
- Cerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisMedicine4.6%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Neurological and metabolic disordersMedicine4.5%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 623OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,807 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 33 | 18 |
| 2025 | 178 | 25 | 132 |
| 2024 | 164 | 38 | 392 |
| 2023 | 139 | 34 | 619 |
| 2022 | 130 | 44 | 908 |
| 2021 | 151 | 35 | 1,698 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- ISSN
- 1474-7758
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-7766
- Society / sponsor
- Association of British Neurologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Practical Neurology
What CAS zone is Practical Neurology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Practical Neurology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 Practical Neurology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 77.
Which databases index Practical Neurology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Practical Neurology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Practical Neurology open access, and what is the APC?
Practical Neurology is a subscription 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .