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Chinese Neurosurgical Journal

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN2057-4967eISSN2057-4967

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

169

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 158d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.559

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.772

Total Worksi

424

Total Citationsi

2,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications424

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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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?

2057-4967 / 2057-4967

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

Citations received

459

2019

557

2020

440

2021

295

2022

206

2023

107

2024

2025

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.

SurgeryQ2

NeurologyQ3

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)SurgeryNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMeningioma and schwannoma managementGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMoyamoya disease diagnosis and treatmentHead and Neck Surgical Oncology

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Neurosurgical Journal

Is Chinese Neurosurgical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Neurosurgical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chinese Neurosurgical Journal?

Chinese Neurosurgical Journal 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 1.50.

Is Chinese Neurosurgical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Neurosurgical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Neurosurgical Journal?