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Journal of Comparative Neurology

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States · Est. 1891

ISSN1096-9861

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.992

H-Indexi

431

SNIPi

0.797

Total Worksi

25,392

Total Citationsi

1,673,583

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Zoology; Neuroscience (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1891

FrequencyEighteen No. Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,392

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Liss Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-9861

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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

249

3.9k

2019

267

4.2k

2020

196

2021

168

1.3k

2022

143

899

2023

134

535

2024

127

131

2025

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.

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsRetinal Development and DisordersNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionNeurological diseases and metabolismNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyVestibular and auditory disordersFetal and Pediatric Neurological DisordersNeuroscience of respiration and sleep

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Neurology

Is Journal of Comparative Neurology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Comparative Neurology: 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 Journal of Comparative Neurology?

Journal of Comparative Neurology 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 1.71.

Is Journal of Comparative Neurology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Comparative Neurology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Comparative Neurology?