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Neuromuscular Disorders

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1873-2364

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.885

H-Index

137

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.004

Total Works

15,956

Total Citations

147,988

2yr Mean Citedness

0.35

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on neuromuscular disorders, including genetic conditions like spinal muscular atrophy, Pompe disease, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and limb girdle muscular dystrophy. It also covers mitochondrial disorders and inflammatory myopathies. The scope includes clinical presentations, genetic and phenotypic spectrums, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic interventions such as gene therapy and outcome assessments.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyTen No. A Year 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,956

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-2364

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Genetics (clinical)Q2

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGenetics (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Muscle Physiology and DisordersNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders ResearchGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesCardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMitochondrial Function and PathologyInflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisRNA modifications and cancerMyasthenia Gravis and ThymomaRNA Research and SplicingNuclear Structure and Function