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Acta Neurologica Belgica

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

ISSN0300-9009eISSN2240-2993
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.601
H-Indexi
49
SNIPi
0.81
Total Worksi
3,134
Total Citationsi
22,177
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.11
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
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
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
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

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0300-9009 / 2240-2993
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS, Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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
3.5k
2020
284
2.2k
2021
320
1.7k
2022
286
1k
2023
262
655
2024
260
276
2025
201
22
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Neurologica Belgica?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref