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World Neurosurgery

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1873

ISSN1878-8769

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

0.709

H-Index

122

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.943

Total Works

25,287

Total Citations

300,391

2yr Mean Citedness

1.77

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on neurosurgical interventions, including comparative analyses of minimally invasive lumbar decompression techniques, predictors of nonroutine discharge after aneurysm surgery, and management of cerebrospinal fluid leaks following pituitary adenoma surgery.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1873

Annual Volume~ 1,637 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,287

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1878-8769

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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

2020

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.

Neurology (clinical)Q2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMeningioma and schwannoma managementSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Surgical Oncology