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Neural Development

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN1749-8104

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.07

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

Total Works

450

Total Citations

20,919

2yr Mean Citedness

4.16

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Aims & Scope

Discover Neuroscience is an open access journal publishing research from all fields relevant to neuroscience. Considers articles from a broad range of neuroscience disciplines. Topics include neurosurgery, cognitive processes, neuroimaging and more.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications450

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1749-8104

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Developmental NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Developmental Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsAxon Guidance and Neuronal SignalingNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNerve injury and regenerationRetinal Development and DisordersZebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsPluripotent Stem Cells Research