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Neural Development

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN1749-8104

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 5 articles · accept 78d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

1.07

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

Total Worksi

450

Total Citationsi

20,919

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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, PubMed

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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

Citations received

463

2017

1.4k

2018

399

2019

332

2020

245

2021

191

2022

2023

2024

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Neural Development

Is Neural Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neural Development: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Neural Development?

Neural Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.07.

Is Neural Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neural Development is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Neural Development?

How much does it cost to publish in Neural Development?

Neural Development is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.