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Nature Neuroscience

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1870

ISSN1097-6256eISSN1546-1726

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

11.041

H-Indexi

597

SNIPi

4.705

Total Worksi

8,067

Total Citationsi

1,619,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

15.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Nature Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes papers of the highest quality and significance in all areas of neuroscience. The editors welcome contributions in molecular, cellular, systems and cognitive neuroscience, as well as psychophysics, computational modeling and diseases of the ner

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1870

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,067

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-6256 / 1546-1726

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

262

54k

2019

207

37k

2020

214

27k

2021

246

21k

2022

296

14k

2023

313

11k

2024

343

4.2k

2025

228

366

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 MechanismsVisual perception and processing mechanismsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Nature Neuroscience

Is Nature Neuroscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Neuroscience: 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 Nature Neuroscience?

Nature Neuroscience 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 15.53.

Is Nature Neuroscience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Neuroscience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.