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Brain Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1848

ISSN1872-6240

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.851

H-Index

399

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.718

Total Works

66,542

Total Citations

3,046,576

2yr Mean Citedness

2.63

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1848

Annual Volume~ 450 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications66,542

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

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