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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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.719

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.879

Total Worksi

289

Total Citationsi

5,362

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications289

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

9/11 · 82%

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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?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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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

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

422

2019

1.3k

2020

520

2021

487

2022

193

2023

156

2024

2025

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.

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Central Nervous System Disease

Is Journal of Central Nervous System Disease a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Central Nervous System Disease: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Central Nervous System Disease?

Journal of Central Nervous System Disease 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 2.09.

Is Journal of Central Nervous System Disease indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Central Nervous System Disease is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Central Nervous System Disease?