Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Turkish Journal of Neurology

ISSN 1301-062X · eISSN 3023-7874 · Turkish Journal of Neurology · Türkiye

Turkish Journal of Neurology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value

CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine

Review timeabout 12 weeksCommunity average

APCNo APCFully open access

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year402025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Turkish Journal of Neurology is published by Turkish Journal of Neurology 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies and Migraine and Headache Studies, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Editor-in-chief Yeşim GülşenPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine9.1%
Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine7%
Migraine and Headache StudiesMedicine6%
Neurological and metabolic disordersMedicine5.3%
Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5%
Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine4.8%
Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.8%
Ophthalmology and Eye 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

Indexing the journal's website claims

MEDLINEEmbaseCASCINAHLDOAJPublisher website

Other: EBSCO Host Research Databases, ProQuest, Gale/Cengage Learning, British Library, Tübitak/Ulakbim TR Dizin, J-Gate, IdealOnline, Türkiye Citation Index, Hinari, GOALI, ARDI, OARE, AGORA

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 · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.19LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.35LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 16OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 30OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.66OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 33.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 78.33%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 51LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 923 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	25	25	16
2025	40	40	14
2024	35	35	36
2023	54	54	55
2022	73	73	105
2021	120	120	222

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

Average review time (community reports): about 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Peer review: Double 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

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
LetPub	No APC	No	—	2026-09-13
Publisher website	No APC	—	—	2026-09-29

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)

Article types accepted6, with length limits

case reportot exceed 300 words should be prepared. Case reports should not exceed 2500 words with 15 references. Short Communication Reports representinmain text ≤ 2,500 words
clinical viewwill be included in the evaluation process only if they are prepared in the format of “Clinical View” or “Letter to the Editor”Length not stated
letter to the editorwill be included in the evaluation process only if they are prepared in the format of “Clinical View” or “Letter to the Editor”Length not stated
original articleeferences, Tables, Figures, and Images. Original articles should not exceed 5000 words and 40 references. Title page: The page that includes the tmain text ≤ 5,000 words
reviewot exceed 300 words should be prepared. Reviews should not exceed 8000 words. Also, the number of references should be less than 100. Camain text ≤ 8,000 words
short communication2-5 keywords . The maximum length of a short communication is 1500 words, and tables and a no more than two figures/graphs should bemain text ≤ 1,500 words

Publisher website

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism

Authorship Authorship Criteria

The Turkish Journal of Neurology requires that authorship be based on significant contributions to the research. Authors should meet the following criteria: