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Brain Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1848

ISSN1872-6240

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.894

H-Indexi

399

SNIPi

0.718

Total Worksi

66,542

Total Citationsi

3,046,576

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brain Research is dedicated to publishing articles within the field of Neuroscience. The journal publishes research on neural mechanisms underlying cognitive processes, including memory, attention, and decision-making.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1848

Annual Volume~ 449 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications66,542

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1872-6240

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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

502

11k

2019

426

6.9k

2020

360

5.3k

2021

293

3.3k

2022

340

3.2k

2023

495

2.9k

2024

513

1.3k

2025

258

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.

Developmental BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyNeuroscience (miscellaneous)Developmental BiologyNeurology (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorIon channel regulation and functionPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience of respiration and sleepMemory and Neural Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Brain Research

Is Brain Research a predatory journal?

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

Brain Research 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 2.63.

Is Brain Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.