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Brain Informatics

Springer Berlin · Germany · Est. 1999

ISSN2198-4018eISSN2198-4026
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.413
H-Indexi
46
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
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

10/11 · 91%
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
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

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
8
267
2019
20
1.6k
2020
27
707
2021
30
583
2022
34
1.2k
2023
33
826
2024
40
277
2025
41
13
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Brain Informatics?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref