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Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1940

ISSN1558-1349

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.788

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.855

Total Worksi

2,630

Total Citationsi

62,604

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America updates readers on the latest surgical techniques for patients with spine, brain, and central nervous system conditions. It keeps readers up to date on the newest advances and provides a basis for choosing treatment options. The journal explores research in Surgery and the adjacent study of Early detection, Clinical trial research, Treatment options, and Intensive care medicine.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1940

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,630

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-1349

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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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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

Citations received

2019

1.3k

2020

708

2021

605

2022

449

2023

195

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.

SurgeryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMeningioma and schwannoma managementCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Is Neurosurgery Clinics of North America a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neurosurgery Clinics of North America: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America?

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America 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 1.44.

Is Neurosurgery Clinics of North America indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.