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Visual Neuroscience

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1469-8714

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.116

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

0.917

Total Worksi

2,753

Total Citationsi

98,215

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Visual Neuroscience publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on the neural mechanisms of vision. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including visual processing, visual perception, visual attention, visual memory, and visual development. It is of interest to researchers in neuroscience, psychology, ophthalmology, and computer vision.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,753

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-8714

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind 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?

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

161

2019

179

2020

148

2021

2022

2023

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.

Sensory SystemsQ1

PhysiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesOphthalmology

Scopus Categories

PhysiologySensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Retinal Development and DisordersVisual perception and processing mechanismsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGlaucoma and retinal disordersNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Visual Neuroscience

Is Visual Neuroscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Visual 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 Visual Neuroscience?

Visual 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 1.56.

Is Visual Neuroscience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Visual Neuroscience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.