Journal profile · NEUROSCIENCES
Translational Neuroscience
ISSN 2081-3856 · eISSN 2081-6936 · De Gruyter · Poland · Annually · Founded 2014
Translational Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.18; fully open access; APC about USD 1,808; median 136 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Translational Neuroscience is published by De Gruyter 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 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Translational Neuroscience is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal targeted to scientists interested in studying nervous system. The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, as well as communications everything within the topics related to structure and functioning of brain and nervous system, mental health or psychology. Why Translational Neuroscience? Premier source of high quality research; Reports novel findings that are likely to change the direction of thinking and practice in biomedical sciences; Covers research findings in all subfields of neuroscience as well as in the fields of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry; Represents international forum for the dissemination of research data aiming at the exchange of ideas thus facilitating the collaboration between researchers from different countries. Aims and Scope The journal publishes research results in the following fields: Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine, other Life Sciences Medicine Neurobiology Neurosurgery Psychiatry, Psychotherapy And also includes all the subfields like: behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, computational molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, regeneration, neural aging, neuroanatomy, neurobiology, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, methodology, neurotoxicology and systems neuroscience Your Benefits Translational Neuroscience provides a closer interaction between basic and clinical neuroscientists to expand understanding of brain structure, function and disease, and translate this knowledge into clinical applications and novel therapies of nervous system disorders.Why submitAs an Author of Translational neuroscience, You benefit from Unbiased, fast and comprehensive peer reviewWeb-based manuscript submission systemquick online publication of accepted papers (continuous publication model)language correction services upon acceptance for authors from non-English speaking regionsno limitations on colour figures and word count in published articlesall articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide without any restrictionspromotion of published papers to readers and citersdistribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries wor ldwideliberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods)secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving s
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NEUROSCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Ekrem DerePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience7.8%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience6.9%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience6.4%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience5.9%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine4.8%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience4.2%
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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
- Impact factor
- 2.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 261OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 821 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 61 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 115 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 399 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 599 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 783 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 96 days – 200 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 46 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 216 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,600 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.
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
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annually
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 2081-3856
- Electronic ISSN
- 2081-6936
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Translational Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Translational Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Translational 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Translational Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.18; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Translational Neuroscience?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 96–200 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Translational Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Translational Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Translational Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Translational Neuroscience is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,808.
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: .