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Practical Neurology

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1474-7758eISSN1474-7766

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.649

H-Index

CiteScore

3.3

SNIP

1.045

Total Works

2,725

Total Citations

27,757

2yr Mean Citedness

0.93

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Aims & Scope

Practical Neurology is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is useful for everyone who sees neurological patients and who wants to keep up to date, and safe, in managing them. This is a journal for jobbing neurologists who plough through the tension headaches and funny turns week in and week out.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 160 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,725

Publisher OrgBMJ

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-7758 / 1474-7766

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurology and Historical StudiesPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersEpilepsy research and treatmentGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsCerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisNeurological and metabolic disordersNeurological disorders and treatmentsAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementHereditary Neurological Disorders