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Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN2193-6331eISSN2193-634X

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.426

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.799

Total Worksi

9,720

Total Citationsi

19,615

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,720

Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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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?

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2193-6331 / 2193-634X

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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

639

2019

620

1.3k

2020

514

1.2k

2021

528

534

2022

677

232

2023

762

130

2024

1.1k

2025

941

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMeningioma and schwannoma managementPituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsNeurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusSinusitis and nasal conditionsBone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base

Is Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base: 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 Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base?

Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base 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 0.06.

Is Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base?