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Metabolic Brain Disease

Springer · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN1573-7365

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.941

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.856

Total Works

3,477

Total Citations

82,486

2yr Mean Citedness

3.11

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Metabolic Brain Disease is a forum for publishing high-quality basic and clinical papers on a broad range of brain disorders in human and animal studies. Topics include stroke, traumatic brain injury, myelin disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, toxic encephalopathies, genetic diseases affecting the brain, alcohol and brain metabolism, neuroendocrinopathies, viral and nonviral encephalitides, nutritional disorders affecting the brain, diseases affecting neurotransmitters, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral and more. The journal serves neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists, pathologists, and others involved in research and treatment of brain disorders. We will consider research papers, short communications, review articles and editorials.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 204 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,477

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-7365

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

BiochemistryQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & MetabolismNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)BiochemistryCellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchLiver Disease and TransplantationMetabolism and Genetic DisordersNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disordersAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMitochondrial Function and PathologyLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDiet and metabolism studiesStress Responses and Cortisol