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Acta Neuropathologica Communications

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1966

ISSN2051-5960eISSN2051-5960

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

2.588

H-Index

127

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.304

Total Works

2,363

Total Citations

92,584

2yr Mean Citedness

4.24

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the molecular mechanisms, pathogenesis, and potential therapeutic strategies for a range of neurological disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, and cerebrovascular anomalies. Studies often involve animal models, cell-based assays, and analysis of human patient samples to investigate cellular and molecular pathways involved in disease progression and to identify biomarkers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 234 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,363

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2051-5960 / 2051-5960

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Cellular and Molecular NeurosciencePathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchGenetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesPrion Diseases and Protein MisfoldingDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurological diseases and metabolism