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JAMA Neurology

American Medical Association · United States · Est. 1885

ISSN2168-6157

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.599

H-Indexi

230

SNIPi

5.414

Total Worksi

4,202

Total Citationsi

224,751

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1885

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,202

Publisher OrgAmerican Medical Association

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2168-6157

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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

315

23k

2019

282

28k

2020

255

15k

2021

264

12k

2022

245

8.8k

2023

244

5.3k

2024

269

2.5k

2025

152

182

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersNeurological disorders and treatmentsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesEpilepsy research and treatment

Frequently asked questions about JAMA Neurology

Is JAMA Neurology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JAMA Neurology: 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 JAMA Neurology?

JAMA Neurology 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 9.51.

Is JAMA Neurology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JAMA Neurology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of JAMA Neurology?