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Neuroscience Bulletin

Springer · China · Est. 1890

ISSN1995-8218

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.797

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.061

Total Worksi

2,237

Total Citationsi

50,082

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Medicine (miscellaneous); Neuroscience (miscellaneous); Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1890

FrequencyBimonthly.

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,237

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1995-8218

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

133

4.2k

2019

163

4.3k

2020

181

3.7k

2021

192

2022

155

2.3k

2023

174

1.3k

2024

223

553

2025

141

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q1

PhysiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)PhysiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsNeural dynamics and brain functionNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMemory and Neural MechanismsNerve injury and regenerationParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Neuroscience Bulletin

Is Neuroscience Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neuroscience Bulletin: 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 Neuroscience Bulletin?

Neuroscience Bulletin 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 2.81.

Is Neuroscience Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neuroscience Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Neuroscience Bulletin?