Neuron

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1885

ISSN1097-4199

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

8.564

H-Indexi

695

SNIPi

2.952

Total Worksi

14,356

Total Citationsi

2,785,778

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Neuroscience (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1885

FrequencySemimonthly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,356

Publisher OrgCell Press

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-4199

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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

500

60k

2019

442

44k

2020

406

27k

2021

372

23k

2022

374

17k

2023

325

9.3k

2024

375

2025

299

444

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionMemory and Neural MechanismsNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchIon channel regulation and functionPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsRetinal Development and DisordersAxon Guidance and Neuronal SignalingVisual perception and processing mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Neuron

Is Neuron a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neuron: 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 Neuron?

Neuron 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 11.52.

Is Neuron indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neuron is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Neuron?