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Journal of Central Nervous System Disease

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1179-5735eISSN1179-5735

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.016

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.879

Total Works

289

Total Citations

5,362

2yr Mean Citedness

2.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including ischemic stroke, demyelinating disorders like MOGAD and multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and epilepsy. Studies investigate disease mechanisms, diagnostic tools, therapeutic interventions, and patient outcomes, with a focus on neurological function and recovery.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications289

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-5735 / 1179-5735

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryEpilepsy research and treatmentNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research