Journal profile · Neurosciences
Visual Neuroscience
ISSN 0952-5238 · eISSN 1469-8714 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Visual Neuroscience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,450; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Visual Neuroscience is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Retinal Development and Disorders, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Development and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience13.5%
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeuroscience10.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience10.1%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience9.2%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine3%
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 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
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 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 6.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,870OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 112 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 77 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 56 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 | 150 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,450 / EUR 2,952 / GBP 2,320 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0952-5238
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8714
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Visual Neuroscience
What CAS zone is Visual Neuroscience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Visual Neuroscience is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Neurosciences / Ophthalmology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Visual Neuroscience?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.55; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 130.
How long does peer review take at Visual Neuroscience?
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 Visual Neuroscience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Visual Neuroscience is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Visual Neuroscience open access, and what is the APC?
Visual Neuroscience is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,450.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .