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Nature Reviews Neurology

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1907

ISSN1759-4766

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

7.083

H-Indexi

265

SNIPi

3.919

Total Worksi

3,420

Total Citationsi

238,204

2yr Mean Citednessi

12.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Nature Reviews' clinical content is written by internationally renowned clinical academics and researchers and targeted towards readers in the medical sciences, from postgraduate level upwards. While intended to be read by practicing doctors, researchers and academics within a specialty, we aim to make all our articles accessible to readers working in any medical discipline.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1907

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,420

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1759-4766

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

180

23k

2019

143

18k

2020

162

8.7k

2021

153

8.2k

2022

151

5.3k

2023

133

4.1k

2024

129

1.1k

2025

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.

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeurological disorders and treatmentsGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsEpilepsy research and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Nature Reviews Neurology

Is Nature Reviews Neurology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Reviews Neurology: 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 Nature Reviews Neurology?

Nature Reviews Neurology 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 12.91.

Is Nature Reviews Neurology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Reviews Neurology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.