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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #5,794CAS 3区Hybrid

Neuroscience

Abbreviation (ISO):NEUROSCIENCE
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.9•SCImago Rank: #5,794•Identifier (ISSN):0306-4522(Print)/1873-7544(Online)•Articles / Year: 475•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,307 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.3
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
204

204 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
475articles/year
18.87% Gold OA•89.84% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.708)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.59)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.056)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.244)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.382)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Neuroscience publishes papers describing the results of original research on any aspect of the scientific study of the nervous system. Any paper, however short, will be considered for publication provided that it reports significant, new and carefully confirmed findings with full experimental details.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyMedicinePsychologyNeuroscienceInternal MedicineChemistryEndocrinologyBiochemistryGeneticsReceptors & PharmacologyPsychiatryCell BiologyPathologyPhysicsAnatomyOrganic Chemistry
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,794Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Neuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.9

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
262

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.15

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,307 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,898
3-Year Documents1,211
Citable Documents1,169

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区NEUROSCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1976
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
NEUROSCIENCES
JCRSCIE
156/330Q2
NEUROSCIENCES
JCISCIE
180/330Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—454149
20252.81,0032,234
20242.95633,608
20233.33793,387
20223.7083925,263
20213.594517,584
20203.05659513,017
20193.24461014,941
20183.38260718,171
2017—73122,565
2016—71628,351
2015—88341,008
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Neuroscience

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 24d20ab3-d3ce-4aab-9436-61dcf4391b17
Database Updated: 2026-09-28