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Brain Impairment

CSIRO PUBLISHING · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1839-5252

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.423

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.728

Total Worksi

914

Total Citationsi

7,781

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Brain Impairment is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research, reviews, and case reports on all aspects of brain function and dysfunction. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers and clinicians to share their findings and advance the understanding of brain disorders.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications914

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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?

CSIRO PUBLISHING

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1839-5252

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind 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

265

2019

136

2020

219

2021

196

2022

139

2023

165

2024

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.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

NeurologyQ3

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ3

Speech and HearingQ3

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciencesRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Speech and HearingNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceBehavioral NeuroscienceNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesCognitive Functions and MemoryAcute Ischemic Stroke Management

Frequently asked questions about Brain Impairment

Is Brain Impairment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain Impairment: 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 Brain Impairment?

Brain Impairment 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 1.50.

Is Brain Impairment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Impairment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.