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Brain Structure and Function

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1921

ISSN1863-2653eISSN1863-2661

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.314

H-Indexi

132

SNIPi

1.018

Total Worksi

3,116

Total Citationsi

119,432

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anatomy & Morphology; Neurosciences; Anatomy; Histology; Neuroscience (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1921

FrequencyUnknown

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,116

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1863-2653 / 1863-2661

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

191

6.2k

2019

166

3.9k

2020

248

4.9k

2021

171

2.8k

2022

135

1.8k

2023

147

782

2024

172

321

2025

129

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.

AnatomyQ1

HistologyQ1

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anatomy & MorphologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)HistologyAnatomy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsNeural dynamics and brain functionMemory and Neural MechanismsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsVisual perception and processing mechanismsNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Brain Structure and Function

Is Brain Structure and Function a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain Structure and Function: 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 Structure and Function?

Brain Structure and Function 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 2.26.

Is Brain Structure and Function indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Structure and Function is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Brain Structure and Function?