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Brain Informatics

Springer Berlin · Germany · Est. 1999

ISSN2198-4018eISSN2198-4026

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

131

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 104d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.413

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.387

Total Worksi

296

Total Citationsi

9,773

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Brain Informatics is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary open-access journal published by Springer. It provides a unique platform for researchers and practitioners in computational technologies related to the human brain and cognition. This journal publishes high-quality original research papers, brief reports and critical reviews in all theoretical, technological, clinical and interdisciplinary studies that make up the field of brain informatics and its applications in brain-inspired intelligent systems, health studies, etc.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyQuarterly, 2015-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications296

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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

CLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Berlin

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2198-4018 / 2198-4026

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

265

2019

1.6k

2020

687

2021

548

2022

1.1k

2023

738

2024

209

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.

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

NeurologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsCognitive NeuroscienceNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural dynamics and brain functionBlind Source Separation TechniquesBrain Tumor Detection and ClassificationDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsCell Image Analysis TechniquesNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Brain Informatics

Is Brain Informatics a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Brain Informatics?

Brain Informatics 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 8.84.

Is Brain Informatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Brain Informatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.