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Muscle and Nerve

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

ISSN1097-4598

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.134

H-Indexi

215

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—

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?

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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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

378

6.2k

2019

378

2020

338

3.8k

2021

315

2.6k

2022

263

1.7k

2023

306

1.3k

2024

326

588

2025

279

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. 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?