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Brain Stimulation

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1875

ISSN1876-4754

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.609

H-Indexi

147

SNIPi

1.832

Total Worksi

8,806

Total Citationsi

134,850

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Brain Stimulation is a journal that publishes research in the field of neuromodulation. Its scope includes brain stimulation, brain function, neural connectivity, biophysics, and neuroscience.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1875

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,806

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-4754

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.3k

11k

2019

316

8.2k

2020

818

7.7k

2021

259

5.4k

2022

1.1k

4.3k

2023

214

2.3k

2024

1.6k

1.4k

2025

166

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.

BiophysicsQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Neurology (clinical)Biophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesNeurological disorders and treatmentsEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMuscle activation and electromyography studiesPain Management and TreatmentNeural dynamics and brain functionVagus Nerve Stimulation Research

Frequently asked questions about Brain Stimulation

Is Brain Stimulation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Brain Stimulation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Stimulation?

Brain Stimulation 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 1.45.

Is Brain Stimulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Stimulation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.