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Muscle and Nerve

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1965

ISSN1097-4598

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

293

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 250d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.134

H-Indexi

215

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.39

Total Worksi

14,711

Total Citationsi

411,222

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Neurology (clinical); Physiology; Physiology (medical); Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

FrequencyMonthly, <Oct. 1989- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,711

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-4598

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

378

6.1k

2019

378

5.9k

2020

337

3.7k

2021

315

2.5k

2022

262

1.6k

2023

306

1.2k

2024

326

465

2025

233

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.

Neurology (clinical)Q1

PhysiologyQ1

Physiology (medical)Q1

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Neurology (clinical)Cellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Peripheral Nerve DisordersMuscle Physiology and DisordersMuscle activation and electromyography studiesPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMyasthenia Gravis and ThymomaHereditary Neurological DisordersGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders ResearchAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchNerve Injury and Rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about Muscle and Nerve

Is Muscle and Nerve a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Muscle and Nerve: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Muscle and Nerve?

Muscle and Nerve 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 Muscle and Nerve indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Muscle and Nerve is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Muscle and Nerve?