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Neurosurgical Review

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1971

ISSN0344-5607eISSN1437-2320

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.911

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.603

Total Worksi

5,800

Total Citationsi

84,466

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

132

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Neurosurgical Review provides a forum for comprehensive reviews on current issues in neurosurgery. While a focus is on review articles, the journal also publishes high-quality original research

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyFour No. A Year 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,800

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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?

0344-5607 / 1437-2320

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

168

3.5k

2019

225

5.2k

2020

259

4.5k

2021

215

2.6k

2022

320

2.6k

2023

897

2.8k

2024

845

1.6k

2025

452

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)Q1

SurgeryQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMeningioma and schwannoma managementTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesHead and Neck Surgical OncologyIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Frequently asked questions about Neurosurgical Review

Is Neurosurgical Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neurosurgical Review: 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 Neurosurgical Review?

Neurosurgical Review 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 1.61.

Is Neurosurgical Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neurosurgical Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Neurosurgical Review?