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Open Neuroimaging Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2007

ISSN1874-4400
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.138
H-Indexi
30
SNIPi
0.189
Total Worksi
191
Total Citationsi
3,127
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.96
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Aims & Scope

The Open Neuroimaging Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, and letters in all important areas of brain function, structure and organization including neuroimaging, neuroradiology, analysis methods, functional MRI acquisition and physics, brain mapping, macroscopic level of brain organization, computational modeling and analysis, structure-function and brain-behavior relationships, anatomy and physiology, psychiatric diseases and disorders of the nervous system, use of imaging to the understanding of brain pathology and brain abnormalities, cognition and aging, social neuroscience, sensorimotor processing, communication and learning. The Open Neuroimaging Journal , a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on important recent developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Neuroimaging Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of neuroimaging published continuously by Bentham Open.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
Frequencycontinuous
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications191
Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCC BY 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bentham Science Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-4400
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
12
138
2018
8
27
2020
4
8
2021
3
6
2022
3
3
2023
9
21
2024
14
15
2025
3
0
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.

Neurology (clinical)Q4
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingNeurology (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsNeural dynamics and brain functionEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchAction Observation and SynchronizationMemory and Neural MechanismsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

Frequently asked questions about Open Neuroimaging Journal

Is Open Neuroimaging Journal a predatory journal?

Open Neuroimaging Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Neuroimaging Journal?

Open Neuroimaging Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.138.

Is Open Neuroimaging Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Neuroimaging Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open Neuroimaging Journal?

The Open Neuroimaging Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, and letters in all important areas of brain function, structure and organization including neuroimaging, neuroradiology, analysis methods, functional MRI acquisition and physics, brain mapping, macroscopic level of brain organization, computational modeling and analysis, structure-function and brain-behavior relationships, anatomy and physiology, psychiatric diseases and disorders of the nervous system, use of imaging to the understanding of brain pathology and brain abnormalities, c

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref