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Neurosurgical Focus

American Association of Neurological Surgeons · United States · Est. 1876

ISSN1092-0684eISSN1092-0684

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.957

H-Indexi

154

SNIPi

1.321

Total Worksi

5,352

Total Citationsi

184,019

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous); Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1876

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,352

Publisher OrgAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons

OA Since2015

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1092-0684 / 1092-0684

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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?

N/A

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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

230

7.6k

2019

204

5.3k

2020

185

3.6k

2021

170

2.1k

2022

177

1.6k

2023

152

781

2024

183

385

2025

136

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)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMeningioma and schwannoma managementIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyHead and Neck Surgical OncologyTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Frequently asked questions about Neurosurgical Focus

Is Neurosurgical Focus a predatory journal?

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

Neurosurgical Focus 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 2.10.

Is Neurosurgical Focus indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neurosurgical Focus is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Neurosurgical Focus?