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Acta Neurologica Belgica

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1900

ISSN0300-9009eISSN2240-2993

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

121

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 112d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.601

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.81

Total Worksi

3,134

Total Citationsi

22,177

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Acta Neurologica Belgica is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles in the clinical and basic neurosciences as well as on psychiatric aspects of neurological disorders. Official journal of the Belgian Neurological Society. Founded in the early 1900s, one of the oldest neurological publications in Europe. Welcomes original articles, commentaries, editorials, review articles, case reports, neuro-images of interest, and letters to the editor. Benefits clinical neuroscientists, basic neuroscientists as well as psychiatrists.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,134

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0300-9009 / 2240-2993

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

193

2.2k

2019

284

3.4k

2020

284

2.1k

2021

320

1.7k

2022

286

985

2023

262

605

2024

260

224

2025

149

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsEpilepsy research and treatmentAcute Ischemic Stroke Management

Frequently asked questions about Acta Neurologica Belgica

Is Acta Neurologica Belgica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Neurologica Belgica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Neurologica Belgica?

Acta Neurologica Belgica is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.11.

Is Acta Neurologica Belgica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Neurologica Belgica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.