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Journal of Neurosurgery

American Association of Neurological Surgeons · United States · Est. 1893

ISSN1933-0693

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.403

H-Indexi

359

SNIPi

1.477

Total Worksi

25,883

Total Citationsi

1,386,267

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Surgery; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1893

FrequencyMonthly, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,883

Publisher OrgAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1933-0693

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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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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

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

663

18k

2019

393

8.5k

2020

413

6.1k

2021

458

6.1k

2022

378

3.6k

2023

391

2.2k

2024

343

748

2025

249

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)Q1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMeningioma and schwannoma managementCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Surgical OncologyNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurosurgery

Is Journal of Neurosurgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Neurosurgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Neurosurgery?

Journal of Neurosurgery 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 2.50.

Is Journal of Neurosurgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Neurosurgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Neurosurgery?