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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #7,982CAS 3区Hybrid

Spinal Cord

Abbreviation (ISO):SPINAL CORD
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.719•SCImago Rank: #7,982•Identifier (ISSN):1362-4393(Print)/1476-5624(Online)•Articles / Year: 126•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,192 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.8
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
97

97 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate4.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
126articles/year
31.56% Gold OA•86.96% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.473)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.772)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.898)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.936)
🔵 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

Spinal Cord is a specialised, international journal that has been publishing spinal cord related manuscripts since 1963. It appears monthly, online and in print, and accepts contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology, management of injury and disease, and the quality of life and life circumstances of people with a spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord is multi-disciplinary and publishes contributions across the entire spectrum of research ranging from basic science to applied clinical research. It focuses on high quality original research, systematic reviews and narrative reviews. Spinal Cord's sister journal Spinal Cord Series and Cases: Clinical Management in Spinal Cord Disorders publishes high quality case reports, small case series, pilot and retrospective studies perspectives, Pulse survey articles, Point-couterpoint articles, correspondences and book reviews. It specialises in material that addresses all aspects of life for persons with spinal cord injuries or disorders. For more information, please see the aims and scope of Spinal Cord Series and Cases.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.8%Biology86.7%Psychology81.1%Psychiatry76.8%Neuroscience76.5%Spinal cord71%Internal medicine59.5%Surgery56.9%Spinal cord injury54.6%Physical therapy43%Pathology40%Physical medicine and rehabilitation30%Anatomy27.4%Radiology27%Endocrinology24.4%Anesthesia24.2%Mathematics22.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,982Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1972, 1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.719

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
135

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.90

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,192 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations871
3-Year Documents351
Citable Documents341

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 Rate44.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

RehabilitationQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
NeurologyQ2
Neurology (clinical)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CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1996
Editorial Address
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
JCRSCIE
213/296Q3
REHABILITATION
JCRSCIE
83/175Q2
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
JCISCIE
129/296Q2
REHABILITATION
JCISCIE
87/176Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—10320
20252.2108148
20242.1101400
20232.279504
20222.4731421,765
20212.7721371,824
2020—1882,986
20191.8981733,510
20181.9361563,069
2017—1665,003
2016—1974,988
2015—2445,676
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Spinal Cord

WoS Q3
123420182019202120222023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.8%

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: a0224ec9-022e-4b71-a768-2412111dfb31
Database Updated: 2026-10-01