Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Turkish Neurosurgery
ISSN 1019-5149 · eISSN 1019-5157 · Turkish Neurological Society · TURKEY · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Turkish Neurosurgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkish Neurosurgery is published by Turkish Neurological Society 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 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Turkish Neurosurgery is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, open access journal directed at an audience of neurosurgery physicians and scientists. The official language of the journal is English. The journal publishes original articles in the form of clinical and basic research. Turkish Neurosurgery will only publish studies that have institutional review board (IRB) approval and have strictly observed an acceptable follow-up period. With the exception of reference presentation, Turkish Neurosurgery requires that all manuscripts be prepared in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Ali KafadarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine9.2%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine7.4%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience7.3%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine7.1%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine6.6%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine6.4%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine5.5%
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 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index Medicus, EBSCOPublisher website
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 622OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 133 | 19 | 15 |
| 2024 | 115 | 107 | 85 |
| 2023 | 127 | 97 | 193 |
| 2022 | 154 | 58 | 303 |
| 2021 | 163 | 74 | 469 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- 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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- case reportTurkish Neurosurgery periodically publishes the following papers: Research (Original Investigation, Clinical and Experimental Studies), Review Article, Case Rep…Length not stated
- letter to editorTurkish Neurosurgery periodically publishes the following papers: Research (Original Investigation, Clinical and Experimental Studies), Review Article, Case Rep…Length not stated
- review articleTurkish Neurosurgery periodically publishes the following papers: Research (Original Investigation, Clinical and Experimental Studies), Review Article, Case Rep…Length not stated
- technical noteTurkish Neurosurgery periodically publishes the following papers: Research (Original Investigation, Clinical and Experimental Studies), Review Article, Case Rep…Length not stated
- turkish neuro-excursionTurkish Neurosurgery periodically publishes the following papers: Research (Original Investigation, Clinical and Experimental Studies), Review Article, Case Rep…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy
Permitted Uses of ArtificiaI Use (AI) Tools: Authors may use generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard, etc.) to assist with certain aspects of manuscript preparation – for example, to improve grammar and readability, to brainstorm research questions, or to summarize background literature – provided that these tools are used responsibly and with human oversight. AI can be a helpful aid fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Change
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list after submitting the paper is inappropriate and prohibited. Authors should withdraw their paper if there is a need for authorship …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Long-term digital preservation through Portico Model summary
Bulus Tasarim and the “Turkish Neurosurgery” journal provide for long-term digital preservation through Portico. Portico is a leading digital preservation service worldwide.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
Articles published in “Turkish Neurosurgery” journal may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, if the originals are properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
As the Turkish Neurosurgery Journal, we believe science is a common denominator of the humanity which should be publicly available and free. Since its establishment in 1989, all our effort and workforce were based on volunteers and their efforts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process.
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
- Turkish Neurological Society
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 1019-5149
- Print ISSN
- 2651-5024
- Electronic ISSN
- 1019-5157
- Society / sponsor
- Turkish Neurosurgical Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkish Neurosurgery
What CAS zone is Turkish Neurosurgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turkish Neurosurgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Surgery. 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 Turkish Neurosurgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.8; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Turkish Neurosurgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Turkish Neurosurgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Turkish Neurosurgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkish Neurosurgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Turkish Neurosurgery open access, and what is the APC?
Turkish Neurosurgery 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .