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Multiple Sclerosis Journal

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1352-4585eISSN1477-0970

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.68

H-Indexi

179

SNIPi

1.296

Total Worksi

7,224

Total Citationsi

248,314

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyTwelve Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,224

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1352-4585 / 1477-0970

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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

309

7.3k

2019

383

10k

2020

254

5.1k

2021

217

3.2k

2022

215

2.3k

2023

266

1.6k

2024

235

570

2025

180

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.

NeurologyQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersPolyomavirus and related diseasesSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchRheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Is Multiple Sclerosis Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Multiple Sclerosis Journal: 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 Multiple Sclerosis Journal?

Multiple Sclerosis Journal 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 2.87.

Is Multiple Sclerosis Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Multiple Sclerosis Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Multiple Sclerosis Journal?