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CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1966

ISSN1755-5949

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.676

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.287

Total Works

3,987

Total Citations

93,140

2yr Mean Citedness

4.92

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the mechanisms of neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, depression, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. Studies investigate cellular and molecular pathways, such as oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and synaptic plasticity, as well as therapeutic interventions including pharmacological agents, nanotechnology, and acupuncture. The journal also covers diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, such as circulating tumor DNA and functional connectivity networks.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,987

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-5949

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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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.

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Physiology (medical)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPhysiology (medical)Pharmacology (medical)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeurological disorders and treatmentsNeurological Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsEpilepsy research and treatmentAcute Ischemic Stroke Management