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Journal of Neural Engineering

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1895

ISSN1741-2560eISSN1741-2552

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.016

H-Indexi

163

SNIPi

1.266

Total Worksi

4,092

Total Citationsi

170,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Biomedical; Neurosciences; Biomedical Engineering; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1895

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,092

Publisher OrgIOP 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-2560 / 1741-2552

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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

217

10k

2019

341

10k

2020

357

8.8k

2021

363

6.6k

2022

275

3.9k

2023

335

2.7k

2024

344

2025

221

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, BiomedicalNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Biomedical EngineeringCellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeural dynamics and brain functionFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesMuscle activation and electromyography studiesAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingNeurological disorders and treatmentsTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchGaze Tracking and Assistive Technology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neural Engineering

Is Journal of Neural Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Neural Engineering: 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 Journal of Neural Engineering?

Journal of Neural Engineering 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 3.57.

Is Journal of Neural Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Neural Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Neural Engineering?