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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,013CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Fluids and Barriers of the Cns

Abbreviation (ISO):FLUIDS BARRIERS CNS
Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.439•SCImago Rank: #1,013•Identifier (ISSN):2045-8118(Print)•Articles / Year: 57•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,760 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.2
↑ +1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
77

77 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate15.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
57articles/year
100% Gold OA•85% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.3)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.961)
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20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.662)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.47)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.727)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0)
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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

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all CNS fluids and barrier systems in health and disease. Homeostatic maintenance of the internal environment of the nervous system through normal functioning of brain fluids and barriers is vital for health of the organism. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), its composition, circulation and absorption, has multiple roles in both normal and abnormal brain function and is closely associated with the parenchymal interstitial fluid and the neurovascular unit at the blood-brain barrier. The CNS fluids and barrier systems including the blood-CSF barrier, the blood-brain barrier, the blood-retinal barrier and the blood-nerve barriers, perform functions such as fluid secretion, chemical signalling, physical and chemical buffering, specialised directional transport and facilitation of immune surveillance.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.6%Biology96.5%Psychology94.6%Internal medicine92.1%Neuroscience88.9%Pathology71.6%Psychiatry64.3%Endocrinology58.8%Genetics53.4%Chemistry51.7%Radiology48.7%Surgery47.6%Biochemistry46%Central nervous system41.9%Cerebrospinal fluid37.3%Neurology34.1%Hydrocephalus28.6%Blood–brain barrier28.6%Cell biology27.8%Cardiology26.2%Immunology24.6%Physics22.9%Disease22.1%Anesthesia20.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,013Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.439

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
77

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.65

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,760 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,243
3-Year Documents299
Citable Documents289

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1
Developmental NeuroscienceQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
NeurologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
NEUROSCIENCES
JCRSCIE
37/330Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCISCIE
30/330Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8930
20256.2136573
20245.91101,577
20237.3981,880
20226.9611033,808
20217.662622,030
20204.47725,520
20193.727412,601
20180352,371
2017—361,501
2016—191,021
2015—1591,732
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Fluids and Barriers of the Cns

WoS Q1
0369201820192020202120222023202420256.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.3%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01